The present study deals with the housing issue - one of the main challenges faced by the government and the civil construction sector - considering the population growth and the scarcity of natural resources. In addition ...

In Brazil, the most widely used constructive system is still the masonry, built from diffrent types of materials such as brick, block, stone, among others. The buildings constructed in Curitiba for example, using conventional ...

The present study aims to conduct an assessment of building systems of wooden houses based in Light Wood Frame system, applied in Curitiba, Paraná. Interviews were conducted with companies that use system constructive Light ...

This work takes a multi-factor approach regarding the use of reforestation wood as a construction material for small houses, with the aim of providing a broad analysis of the production chain. With the initial motivation ...