Análise de viabilidade de implementação da vedação com painéis monolíticos de EPS como substituto à alvenaria convencional na cidade de Dourados - MS

Abstract

Amidst problems such as the housing deficit and the growing need to reduce environmental impacts, it is necessary to search for more efficient materials and construction technologies, with lower environmental impacts and faster. Under this premise, the EPS monolithic panels system is an adequate solution, presenting a good thermal and acoustic performance, easy execution, besides the fact that EPS is a 100% recyclable material. However, it is remarkable that the system still occupies a minor position in the civil construction sector. Given this scenario, the case study carried out aimed to evaluate the feasibility of using the EPS panel system as a substitute for conventional masonry, verifying the cost difference for the use of each one of them in a residential construction of approximately 50 m². In addition, this study sought to evaluate the acceptance of the innovative system by professionals in the area and potential users. The results showed that, although the construction model with EPS plates presents numerous advantages from the ecological point of view and execution time, it ended up being characterized as a more expensive system than the conventional one and little indicated by the construction professionals.