Edificação com certificação sustentável em Curitiba: uma análise sobre o usuário

Abstract

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 building not achieving its maximum sustainable capacity . Thus, it aims to guide the relation between the user and a the sustainable LEED certified building. From a research methodology, the users answer questionnaires about the knowledge acquired in the sustainable area of building industry and also in regards to everyday’s knowledge. One hundred and seventy-eight questionnaires were answered, of which twentysix are users with knowledge in the sustainable building industry, while one hundred and fifty-two are lay users, with no knowledge in the building industry. The revealed results describe users with little understanding about sustainability, building economics, among many other values needed by those who live in sustainable buildings.