37º IAHS World Congress on Housing: - Universidad de Cantabria

XXXVII <strong>IAHS</strong><strong>World</strong> <strong>Congress</strong> on HousingOctober 26 – 29, 2010, Santander, SpainCODE: 106SUSTAINABLE AND APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES INSOCIAL HOUSING: THE POTENTIAL OF RAMMED EARTHTECHNIQUESJ. M. A. Goulart 1 , M. C. R. Carvalho 2 , F. A. Santos 31,2,3Department of Civil EngineeringFederal Centre for Technological Education of Minas Gerais - CEFET-MG, Brazil1joaomag@civil.cefetmg.br.2cristina.carvalho@civil.cefetmg.br3 flaviosantos@civil.cefetmg.brKey words: rammed earth construction, sustainable technologies, appropriate technologies, socialhousing.AbstractBetter environmental practices in terms of processes and products are becoming a major issue.Construction technologies focused on the production of social housing can contribute toreduce the housing demand. This paper focuses on identifying construction processes basedon concepts of sustainability and their influence on technological, economic, social, andenvironmental aspects of social housing construction. Used mostly in suburbs and rural areasfor single family dwellings, elements of the building envelope such as walls and roofs madeof rammed earth are analyzed. The objective of this paper is to contribute to newtechnological and sustainable approaches based on the use of soil, also consideringappropriate technologies in social sustainability.37º <strong>IAHS</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>Congress</strong> On Housing Science 61