Impactos da incorporação do sistema de aquecimento solar de água na habitação de interesse social: estudos de caso em municípios de pequeno porte em Minas Gerais

• Autor(a) principal: Silva, Izadora Cristina Corrêa
• Data de Publicação: 2011
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: LOCUS Repositório Institucional da UFV
• Texto Completo: http://locus.ufv.br/handle/123456789/3747
• topic: Sistema de aquecimento solar; Aquecedor solar; Habitação de interesse social; Sustentabilidade; Solar heating system; Solar heater; Social housing; Sustainability; CNPQ::CIENCIAS SOCIAIS APLICADAS::ARQUITETURA E URBANISMO::TECNOLOGIA DE ARQUITETURA E URBANISMO

In this paper we propose a research about the implementation of the system of solar water heating systems in social housing, from the point of view of sustainability of technology adopted. Sustainability is understood in a broad sense, involving among others, the economic, social, environmental and cultural as well as the habits and customs rooted in the resident population. Just a few examples of practical application and little literature on the deployment of technologies for energy savings in social housing, especially from the standpoint of sustainability and adaptation of the population to new technologies. To this end, we seek to identify the impacts generated by the insertion of solar collectors in social housing, produced by MG-COHAB (Housing Company of Minas Gerais) Homes Program - Housing in small towns in Minas demographic General, assessing the appropriateness of incorporating solar collectors to the habits and customs of the population and possible changes in behavior resulting from the presence of this new technology into living space. We conducted three case studies, the Homes of Mercy of Caratinga, Itatiaiuçu and Dores de Campos. It was conducted in each housing a Post-Occupancy Evaluation Behavior gauge user satisfaction with respect to the installation of solar water heaters in homes. As main results we have: user satisfaction with the financial savings generated by the solar heater and the comfort afforded by the increase of the length of the shower, due to carelessness in terms of energy consumption, lack of regular maintenance of the system solar heating by the residents, the discrepancy between the use of solar heating and reduced environmental impacts. We conclude that despite the positive impacts related to economic and cultural sustainability, residents do not relate to use of solar technology with sustainability and therefore the incorporation of solar collectors is not sufficient to create an environmental awareness. These results show that the act of incorporation of the solar heater in social housing by COHAB-MG represents important social gains, but must be accompanied by an awareness campaign in order to extend the benefits to the population, characterized as an important step towards a balanced social housing, for sustainability.