Construccion sostenible: Implementación de metodologias para la evaluación de la eco-eficiencia y sostenibilidad en proyectos constructivos de vivienda.

Abstract

At present, the high level of pollutants that construction projects emit into the atmosphere is evident. For this reason, this research seeks to evaluate the sustainability of a construction project by first applying the urban metabolism methodology in order to determine the level of eco-efficiency and then applying the items of the LEED certification to evaluate the level of sustainability. of the construction project. Once the level of sustainability of the construction project was defined, a redesign was carried out and the methodologies of urban metabolism and LEED certification were applied again to analyze the new redesigned project from a social, economic and environmental point of view. In the urban metabolism phase, a quantification of all the elements and raw materials that are needed to develop the project was carried out, identifying the most critical points or sectors presented. During the redesign, the improvements were evidenced, complying with an efficient use of the natural resources that are used (raw materials and inputs), and the production processes that involve less energy or make use of renewable energy sources or both. In the certification phase, the project was compared in its traditional system, identifying the level of sustainability with the project in its sustainable version. The analysis of the final results included the environmental, social and economic characteristics of the project.