A arquitetura sustentável baseada na permacultura: estudo de caso da casa ecológica Chácara das Flores - São Gabriel-RS

Abstract

The aim of this study is to analyze whether using natural materials in house construction is a viable alternative taking into account the three aspects of sustainability: environmental, less harmful to natural resources; economic, feasible from the economic-financial point of view; and sociocultural, compatible with local community. In the 1970s, Permaculture was an agricultural system which integrated animal and vegetable species that were useful to human beings. Today, it is defined as an adequate design to sustainable human communities, comprising several aspects of human life, including dwelling. The Chácara das Flores Ecological House experience, a building projected and built using the Permaculture pattern, shows that it responds to human needs with all the comfort of modern life. Also, concerning sustainability aspects, it is more economic, social and environmental efficient than conventional houses of similar size.