The article is based on the clash which develops in the face of the consequences of the user in a LEED-certified environment, with the understanding that users under common sense and negative habits contribute to the ...

This present study had the objective of monitoring, over four months, the water quality from the rainwater in three different residential building reservoirs in the municipal region of Curitiba (PR). The analysis was based ...

Building pathologies are commonly found in Brazilian public buildings. This reflects a widespread problem within the design, construction and maintenance sectors, which in turn, negatively impacts the comfort, health and ...

The concern to reduce environmental impacts, through socioeconomic activities, has been increasing. Civil construction is one of the sectors that can cause several impacts, from the consumption of natural resources to the ...

Urban growth and the fast pace in the concentration of people in cities are inevitable. Building verticalization as a solution to attend the need of maximum land use and to justify the infrastructure invested by the ...

Large, traditional and industrial companies (LTIC) are important to Curitiba’s microregion. They create formal jobs and contribute with expressive taxes. Also, technology startups have a social impact, once they foster new ...

The year 2020 was characterized by developments resulting from the Pandemic caused by the Corona Virus. Different sectors of the economy and different Brazilian regions reacted divergently to the Pandemic. The present work ...

This research had as object of critical investigation, comprehend how the speeches and practices in quality management, established by the respective system of the National Accrediting Organization (ONA), can result in ...

The work aimed to demonstrate the improvements and savings obtained with the building retrofit focusing on energy efficiency. The qualitative and quantitative study was developed in a corporate building in downtown ...

This study aimed to analyze the working conditions in works of construction microenterprises. More specifically on finding solutions for the implementation and enforcement of NR 18, by creating a check list and proposing ...