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Fase 1 - Contextualización de La Evaluación de Impacto Ambiental
Fase 1 - Contextualización de La Evaluación de Impacto Ambiental
Fase 1 - Contextualización de La Evaluación de Impacto Ambiental
ALUMNA
COD: 1065896140
GRUPO:
358032_15
TUTOR
2019
Sustainable construction—the role of environmental assessment tools
A sustainable building is a structure (of any kind) that is efficient in the resources that
are used, healthy and productive for its occupants, maximizes the environment over
investment in its life cycle, and through its efficiency, produces a slight footprint in the
planet.
The objective of this analysis is to have an overview and analyze the current method of
evaluation of the environmental building used in terms of its characteristics and
limitations in the evaluation of the sustainability of the building. Some of these evaluation
methods are one-dimensional when the sustainability of multi-faceted construction
needs a multidimensional environment or approach, the building research establishment
developed the system in 1990 in collaboration with private developers in the United
Kingdom, was launched as a credit award to systems for new office buildings. A
certificate of the evaluation result is awarded to the individual building based on a
unique qualification scheme of fair, good, very good or excellent. The environmental
criteria considered in the design of buildings are decisive to reduce the impact of the
different phases of the life cycle of any building: construction, use and demolition.
Since 1990, the BREEAM system has been constantly updated and expanded to include
the evaluation of such buildings as existing offices, supermarkets, new houses and light
industrial buildings (Yates and Baldwin, 1994). Most construction evaluation methods
have to do with a unique criterion such as energy use, interior comfort or air quality to
indicate the overall performance of a building (Cooper, 1999; Kohler, 1999).
Experience has shown that it is not easy to change the building construction system and
manage its operation.To do this, it must break the routine and habits acquired for
decades by the current construction system that has not taken into account the finite
role of natural resources.
The application of the criteria of sustainability, which leads to a rational use of the
natural resources available for construction, will require making some important changes
in the values that it has as its own culture. These sustainability principles lead to a
conservation of natural resources, a maximization in the reuse of resources, a
management of the life cycle, as well as a reduction of global energy and water applied
to the construction of the building and its use during its operation However, the
evaluation process is generally carried out when the design of the project is almost
finished (Crawley and Aho, 1999; Soebarto and Williamson, 2001).
It should be made clear that the recovery work necessary to make a complete building
that meets the environmental criteria can be too extensive, too expensive and slow
(Lowton, 1997; Crawley and Aho, 1999). How to replace an existing ventilation system
by installing more windows to allow natural ventilation and daylight can be expensive but
taking into account the environmental benefits, however slow the process can be
implemented. A project can have several development options and choosing the option
that minimizes harmful effects on the environment plays an important role in achieving
sustainable goals Lowton (1997)
An optimal strategy to minimize the environmental impact is to use solutions that reduce
in a balanced way the effects that the materials they produce on the environment, that
is, on the energy consumption to produce and install them, the waste that they generate
when they are manufactured and Then they are installed on site and the direct and
indirect pollution they produce, such as: Re-use of existing buildings when demolitions
or major reforms are carried out, keep where some or most of the elements indicated
below are reasonable. : Foundation and structure, roof and facade, partitions, raised
floors and suspended ceilings. Send to recover and / or recycle waste generated during
construction such as: wood, asphalt, concrete, brick and block, plasterboard, metals,
paper and cardboard, waterproofing, plastics.
Financial aspects: The environmental evaluation methods of the building focus on the
evaluation of the design against a set of criteria broadly divided into three main
categories: global, local and internal issues. These tools evaluate several main issues
that include the consumption of resources (such as energy, land, water and materials),
environmental load, interior Comfort and longevity. Some evaluation tools such as
BREEAM, BEPAC, LEED and HK-BEAM do not include financial aspects in the
evaluation framework. This may contradict the ultimate principle of a development, as
financial performance is essential for all projects because a project can be
environmentally sound but very expensive to build. Therefore, the main objective of a
development, which is to have an economic return, may not be fulfilled by making the
project less attractive to developers even though it may be environment friendly.
Environmental issues and financial considerations should go hand in hand as part of the
evaluation framework. As in the revised Green Building Challenge (GBC) model, it
includes economic issues in the evaluation framework (Larsson, 1999).
Climatic conditions: the bioclimatic design of the house and the correct solar orientation,
it is important to correctly regulate the climatic and temperature changes, maintaining a
perfect thermal and environmental comfort without additional energy costs, while
maintaining a correct air renewal, respecting the breathing of the building through all its
pores (walls and roof) and avoiding closed pore insulation and plasticizing paints. These
variations include differences in climatic conditions, income level, construction materials
and techniques, construction stocks and appreciation of historical value (Kohler, 1999).
Proper ventilation will prevent problems of accumulation in the home of toxic or
radioactive elements (such as radon gas). Even in the winter months, proper ventilation
of the home is important.
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