Certificação LEED empregada no bloco B da Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná: Campus Londrina

Abstract

The LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification is a label for sustainable buildings created in the United States in 2007. This certification is important because it aims at the sustainable development of the construction industry favoring the environmental performance of enterprises. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the environmental sustainability of the present building (Block B) of the Federal Technological University of Paraná - Campus Londrina, with the focus on category LEED-EB (Existing Buildings). Therefore, a literature review was conducted to certify the knowledge, an analysis on the impact and growth of construction in the Brazilian context and contribution of this sector in PIB of the country. In addition, an assessment was made of the life cycle of buildings, the development of sustainable construction and a brief explanation of environmental certifications for buildings which value the sustainability. The results and discussions, was made the interpretation of the LEED for Existing Buildings Manual applied to Block B of UTFPR and quantifying the score obtained by this. Finally, an adaptation of Chek-List for existing buildings with the help of LEED Guide for Schools and adaptations of Brazilian standards was made, serving to facilitate their use and even proposed as the preparation of certification for Existing Universities. Thus the present study found that LEED needs some adaptations that meet the priorities, technological conditions and Brazilian needs, making the most viable certification to companies.