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Sustainability assessment of an affordable residential building using the SBTool PT approach

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Resumo:This paper will present the sustainability assessment of an affordable residential building block using the SBTool PT – H approach. This building block resulted from a cooperative housing project that fulfils some of the priorities of high-performance and low environmental impact buildings and is internationally recognised as a good example of a sustainable project. The aim of this study is to verify the usefulness of the SBToolPT approach in promoting sustainable buildings that have lower life-cycle costs when compared to conventional ones.
Autores principais:Mateus, Ricardo
Outros Autores:Bragança, L.
Assunto:Building Certification Residential sustainability Affordable Efficiency
Ano:2010
País:Portugal
Tipo de documento:comunicação em conferência
Tipo de acesso:acesso aberto
Instituição associada:Universidade do Minho
Idioma:inglês
Origem:RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho
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Resumo:This paper will present the sustainability assessment of an affordable residential building block using the SBTool PT – H approach. This building block resulted from a cooperative housing project that fulfils some of the priorities of high-performance and low environmental impact buildings and is internationally recognised as a good example of a sustainable project. The aim of this study is to verify the usefulness of the SBToolPT approach in promoting sustainable buildings that have lower life-cycle costs when compared to conventional ones.