GREEN BUILDINGS AND ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION: BREEAM, AQUA and LEED systems

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.973342312041

• Palavras-chave: Environmental certification, Green building, Sustainability, Sustainable development.

• Keywords: Environmental certification, Green building, Sustainability, Sustainable development.

• Abstract:

  The practice of sustainability is an extremely important subject nowadays. Its application in civil construction and urban planning is essential to minimize the negative environmental impacts generated by the sector, considering the entire life cycle of the building and the externalities of the urban environment. Thus, the objective of this research was to discuss the main environmental certifications as well as the practice of sustainability in constructions. The study will address the issue from a deductive perspective, through an exploratory and bibliographical research and a quantitative approach. Through case studies, it was verified that the savings generated by adopting an environmental certification system can reduce the consumption of natural resources, replacing old systems with innovative and sustainable solutions. It is concluded that the environmental certification systems have a positive impact when implemented, reducing the use of natural resources, providing greater environmental comfort to users and generating economic benefits to owners.