CERTIFICAÇÃO AMBIENTAL DE EDIFICAÇÕES PARA USO RESIDENCIAL:

ANÁLISE CRÍTICA

Abstract

This paper presents partial results of the PhD research in development, which investigates the concept of sustainability and its application in Architecture. Considering the increasing of buildings that announce the use of sustainability strategies, the research also aims to question this production. Therefore, it proposes to analyze methods of environmental certification of buildings applied in Brazil: LEED, AQUA and Casa Azul - perceived as legitimating sustainable architecture. This paper presents the analysis of methodologies for residential use, through the elaboration of comparative tables on the categories and criteria of each process. It was verified that, when compared to each other, all methods are incomplete, presenting gaps that may compromise the real environmental performance of certified buildings.