Análise de declarações ambientais de produtos e certificações de materiais para atendimento dos créditos de materiais e recursos da Certificação LEED

Abstract

The search for sustainable certifications for enterprises has been increasingly targeted, as they add value to various points of the enterprise being certified, whether in economic, environmental and social terms. LEED Certification is an American certification, created by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) and is one of the most applied certifications in projects today. For the application of this, prerequisites and credits must be met within nine steps referring to sustainability strategies in different areas of construction. The search for these credits provides points that, when added together, guarantee certification at the Certified, Silver, Gold or Platinum level. This dissertation focuses on the Materials and Resources stage, specifically on the requirement of Environmental Product Declarations, seals and certifications of products and materials used in projects aimed at certification. LEED Certification, in its most current version V4, requires such documentation in accordance with each standard and related body, which was not requested in previous versions, when only the company's own forms or reports met the requirements. The general objective of the research is to analyze the documentation referring to materials, resources, such as Environmental Declaration of Type III Product and RGMAT, Forest Stewardship Council Seal and Cradle-to-Cradle Certification, together with the Life Cycle Assessment. Its purpose is to understand the advantages, similarities and differences between the documents, with the intention of meeting the credits of the MR stage of LEED Certification, investigating the challenges currently faced for this in Brazil. The methodology consists of bibliographical, comparative and investigative research, where from that, the concepts approached by the authors, environmental declarations, seals and product certifications were analyzed, thus generating results. From them guidelines were obtained through the analysis carried out on the processes, sources, information and bodies in force for the adequacy of materials. These guidelines, processes and documents were analyzed with the intention of demonstrating the benefits that can be generated through adaptations in the civil construction environment for suppliers, customers and sustainability consulting companies. A list was also prepared containing the products available today in the Brazilian market that already meet the requirements of the Materials and Resources credits.