A posição dos alunos de Engenharia Ambiental e Engenharia Civil do Instituto Federal da Bahia em relação á Sustentabilidade nas Construções Civis do Brasil

Abstract

The objective of this article is to discuss sustainability in civil construction presenting the concept of the theme, arguing about the difficulties and advantages in conciliating constructions with the balanced environment. n addition to presenting innovations in the area of construction such as the '' Green Roof '' and the '' Brick Pet ''. With the purpose of discussing the subject also in the academic environment, a questionnaire was made presenting the opinion of the upper level students of the courses of Environmental Engineering and Civil Engineering Of the initial semesters, in which each student presented his opinion on the subject treated, sustainable construction. The work was conceived as an exploratory and descriptive research of quantitative character. It is concluded after analysis that investments need to be made to increase sustainability more and more in the constructions of Brazil and the world, in addition to public policies that arouse an interest for sustainable materials by companies and contractors responsible for works.