ABSTRACT: Since 2007, urban cities have become the main living environment of humanity, as opposed to rural areas. Thus, with the increase of urban areas, it is appropriate to develop techniques for the orderly and integrated growth of the cities. The concept of Smart City arises in this context. Considering the particular challenges of each city to become […]
Assessment tools
Critical overview of urban sustainability assessment tools
ABSTRACT: Sustainability assessment has been promoted by several institutions and organizations in order to encourage sustainable practices in the building sector. The scope of the first assessment tools was on buildings and building solutions. Research within this field of knowledge is already well established. But very recently, there has been a progressive development of tools aiming at broader scales […]
Sustainable building: assessment tool in Brazil
ABSTRACT: The concepts about sustainable development include the environmental, economic and social sustainability, emphasizing the quality of life of people and communities. In the case of Brazil, the investment in this field can be considered as being recent in what to the scientific research is concerned. The country does not have a wide database regarding its five regions, capable […]
The ASUS tool as a conceptual basis for proposing the inclusion of the sustainability concept in the formation of the Architect and Urbanist
ABSTRACT: The term sustainability is widely used in the construction industry as the subject of research, seminars and conferences. The discussion ranges from materials and techniques for construction to the use of the edification, allowing the identification of various application possibilities within the architecture field. The evaluation tools and certifications of buildings support achieving sustainable practices in the sector, […]
Assessing sustainable urban densification using geographic information systems
ABSTRACT: Facing the expansive growth of cities and the wasteful consumption of resources, cities must be measured in its immense complexity, and its parts and layers must be observed so as to assess its ability to support such pressures. Cities should look at themselves and define how far away they are from a sustainable model, which means a greater […]