Analysis and selection of indicators for a sustainability assessment method for school buildings based on SBTool ‐ PT

摘要

Nowadays, the sustainability of buildings has an extreme importance. This conceptgoes towards the European aims of the Program Horizon 2020, which concerns about thereduction of the environmental impacts through such aspects as the energy efficiency andrenewable technologies, among others. Sustainability is an extremely broad concept but, in thiswork, it is intended to include the concept of sustainability in buildings. Within the concept thataims the integration of environmental, social and economic levels towards the preservation ofthe planet and the integrity of the users, there are, currently, several types of tools ofenvironmental certification that are applicable to the construction industry (LEED, BREEAM,DGNB, SBTool, among others). Within this context, it is highlighted the tool SBTool (SustainableBuilding Tool) that is employed in several countries and can be subject to review in institutionsof basic education, which are the base for the formation of the critical masses and for thedevelopment of a country. The main aim of this research is to select indicators that can be usedin a methodology for sustainability assessment (SBTool) of school buildings in Portugal and inBrazil. In order to achieve it, it will also be analyzed other methodologies that alreadyincorporate parameters directly related with the schools environment, such as BREEAM or LEED.