Sustainability assessment by ESA-B Model: the building integrated in the urban context

Abstract

This research has as its theme the assessment of sustainability considering an integrated vision between building and city, being part of a larger research that aims to develop an application forsustainability management in a neighborhood. More specifically, based on the principle that it is necessary to evaluate in order to make a decision about which technologies should be incorporated into the built environment, a model for sustainability management in the building is proposed, reaching the cities. To exemplify the application of the ESA - Building Model, carried out according to a three-dimensional interrelationship, in view of the three dimensions of sustainability, building was used in a hypothetical urban context, and fictitious indicators for three scenarios. As a result, a simulated application of a method for evaluating the sustainability of buildings was obtained, considering the urban structure where the building is/will be inserted, the strategies/conducts used throughout the life cycle and the performance obtained in relation to the economic, social and environmental.