Abstract
Climate change is accelerating extreme events, rising sea levels, causing wildfires and floods, as well intensifying greenhouse and pollution effects in urban environments. Human action is a significant contributor to this extreme weather. In Brazil, most large urban areas are characterized by social exclusion, exploitation, and chaotic territory occupation, so there is a need for mechanisms promoting cultural diversity and inclusion. A sustainability assessment for buildings is critical, assuming that criteria is needed to properly embed sustainability in the built environment. A brief overview is conducted on existing evaluation methods, certificates, and stamps, and a new method is proposed, the ESA Model for Buildings (ESA-B), where sustainability is evaluated through the building life cycle regarding economic, social, and environmental aspects. This model considers the nearby urban area where the building is inserted, the strategies/practices used, as well the performance within the urban context, reflecting a dynamic relationship between the building and its surroundings.
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Wicked problem: a problem whose social complexity means that it has no determinable stopping point (Tonknwise 2006).
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Librelotto, L., Ferroli, P., Craveiro, F., Bártolo, H. (2023). A Model to Evaluate the Sustainability of Buildings Within Urban Environments. In: Duque de Brito, P.S., et al. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Water Energy Food and Sustainability (ICoWEFS 2022). ICoWEFS 2022. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26849-6_49
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