Sustainable constructions: applications for the city of Uberaba – MG

Abstract

Objective: Indicate possible adaptations for sustainable buildings in the city of Uberaba/MG, assisting in the choice of alternatives for a better environmental quality of the urban environment. The percolation, delay and infiltration of rainwater and green roofs were listed.

Methodology/Approach: Both metropolises and cities in the interior of Brazil are facing several environmental problems, demonstrating the need to rethink the urban configuration, posing as a challenge to the public and private authorities the need to guarantee a sustainable city in environmental, social and economical aspects. Due to this imbalance in the sustainability tripod, public and private institutions sought to create plans and actions aimed at the macro and micro environment in which society is inserted, such as, the Sustainable Agendas. In addition, they rely on the help of sustainable systems and devices to reduce the consumption of natural resources and environmental impacts.

Originality/Relevance: Through literature reviews, we searched for indicators as a suggestion for sustainability that may fit Uberaba’s necessities, resulting in some local analyzes in contrast with studies on sustainability.

Results: It was observed the presence of actions that help in sustainability and show themselves as sustainable alternatives both for the government and the community itself, for example on roads and sidewalks: the increase in permeable areas and infiltration to reduce the percolation in periods of rain.

Theoretical/Methodological Contributions: The results of this study identify how through small local changes in homes and the urban collective area can help to minimize the damage caused by urban disasters, which arise through human intervention without proper study of the environment, suggesting contributions to these new actions for an increase in the city's environmental quality.

Conclusion: The use of interlocked concrete block pavement was chosen as a sustainability suggestion. Although in the economic analysis it is not entirely viable because of the higher cost of the concrete pavement for the ride, taking into account the performance criterion for the rainwater percolation, its choice is the most assertive. On the issue of sustainability, it takes several selection criteria for each specific action.