ABSTRACT: This paper aims to develop a theoretical reflection about the trivialization of the sustainability concept, putting together conceptual interfaces and real cases of contemporary buildings that has improper application of the sustainability concept. The case study was based on the comparison between contemporary buildings certified by LEED and modernist buildings of the 50s, which were more efficient in the context of sustainability. According to this we added factors: political, the various definitions of sustainability without a consensus, and the decoupling of the real vocation of sustainable building, as well as how they are being applied.
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