ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR REPLACING CERAMIC BLOCK FOR ECOLOGICAL BRICK - CASE STUDY

Abstract

The search for constructive techniques and sustainable materials are increasing due to the environmental awareness and minimization of the impacts generated by the construction industry. Among these materials is the ecological brick, which does not require burning in its production as a case of ceramic blocks, significantly reducing a CO2 emission and wood extraction. In addition to being a sustainable material, the ecological brick also bring savings to build through its use in popular housing, generating a lower value without final cost of buildings, with the benefit of building more housing units, which contributes to decrease housing deficit Of the country and consequently cooperation for the preservation of the environment. Although there are no differences between the sources of environmental resources and the financing of the use of ecological bricks, there is little scientific evidence to show that this reduction in costs. In this way the present article was developed with the objective of evaluating an economic feasibility for replacing ceramic block with ecological brick in a set of popular housing. The methods used for the development of the work were initially an adaptation of an existing project in a social interest subdivision in the city of Santa Rosa - RS and later the design project was carried out with a ceramic block and ecological brick. We had a cost reduction with a use of ecological brick in a conventional construction method of 32.12% and it is satisfactory in its use in social housing.