Por uma Arquitetura sustentável

Abstract

In a world in growing development it is needed a correspondent architectural response. An updated methodology that pursues a sustainable development. From a small private project to a big urban project, it is required to think about in which way it can have a reduced negative impact in our planet. It is required a thought that encourages and supports proposals that aim sustainability, that create conditions for a harmonious interaction between human being and nature, in a way that quality of life is guaranteed for present and future generations. Since nowadays, and more every passing day, the topic of sustainability appears with a rising importance in many areas, being architecture and construction one of them, this theme was believed to be pertinent for a master's thesis, in a way that it would allow to achieve and intensify the knowledge related to it, fundamental to achieve a better performance in the area and to promote a more efficient architecture that encourages an ecological conscience. This dissertation seeks to discuss methods and strategies of low energy consumption and use of renewable energy applicable in architecture, its understanding and proper application, so that an architectural proposal can arise as a solution and strategy to reduce our ecological footprint and of our interaction with the ecosystems on which we depend.