O reuso de contêineres como tecnologia construtiva aplicada à habitação de interesse social

Abstract

The civil construction performs a fundamental role in the structuring of cities, since the technologies employed in this segment reflect the daily lives of their residents. In this way, more conscious processes and techniques contribute to a healthy urban habitat. In this context, the reuse of shipping containers for housing purposes is an idea that deserves to be disseminated. Thus, the present work analyzed all the steps and details of the construction process of container houses, presenting an option for the construction of social housing in the city of Goiânia-GO. Therefore, a proposal was developed reusing containers, in accordance with the minimum guidelines of the “Programa Minha Casa Minha Vida”. Even considering the reduction in time, which generates savings in administrative expenses, building popular housing with containers did not show itself the most attractive option in Goiânia, since freight and unit cost of containers are still high in the heartland Brazil. However, serial construction and popularization of this construction method can lead to more affordable costs. Therefore, building houses that reuse shipping containers may be feasible given the speed of execution, architectural modularity, ease of mass production and the environmental benefit of this construction technology.