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to provide the lowest possible environmental impact and to improve both working
conditions and the guesting of visitors.
Design and layout of implantation
We adopted horizontal buildings, grouped by frequency of use and easiness of
movement, due to the necessity to integrate the new buildings with their users. All
roads and trails always reach the main buildings in an organic and ludic way, making
the journey a unique experience of feelings and learning. The layout adopted also
meets the standards of accessibility for people with special needs.
Concept of sustainable construction
Energy efficiency, reducing water consumption and use of natural light are
some of the basic points used when we apply the concept of sustainability in this
proposal. Indeed a building that provides efficiency and quality of use and occupancy
for its members.
One of the most important concepts on sustainable development was defined in
1987 by Brundtland Report of the World Commission on Environment and
Development, and says, sustainable development “
means that the needs of the
present generation should be met without compromising the ability of future
generations to meet their own needs; whereas it is necessary, in particular, to
safeguard the earth's capacity to support life in all its diversity, respect the limits of the
planet's natural resources and promote sustainable production and consumption in
order to break the link between economic growth and environmental degradation
”.
Buildings
All buildings were designed incorporating the concepts of sustainable
construction using materials with less environmental impact with high yield and
environmental comfort.
The modern concept for sustainable construction considers sustainability as the
capacity to keep itself, fulfilling its own needs, generating and recycling its own
resources from its site of implantation following the these nine main steps (Araújo
2008):
1. Sustainable planning of the construction
2. Passive use of natural resources
3. Energy efficiency
4. Management and water conservation
5. Management of the construction´s waste
6. Quality of the air and of the interior environment
7. Thermal and acoustic comfort
8. Rational use of materials
9. Use of environmentally friendly products and technologies.
The technical standards of construction for sustainability were always followed:
ISO 21930 (2007) - Sustainability in building construction - Environmental declaration
of building products, ISO 15392 (2008) - Sustainability in building construction -
General principles. It also adopted the concept of sustainable construction according to
ISO's Technical Committee "A sustainable building is one that can maintain or
moderately improve the quality of life and harmony with the climate, tradition, culture
and environment in the region at the same time it conserves energy and resources,
recycled materials and reduces dangerous substances within the capabilities of the
local and global ecosystems throughout the building’s life. (ISO / TC 459 N 59/SC3). "
The proposal to implement the Master Plan for the Paulínia Botanic Garden
aims to attend all necessities passing through environmental decontamination of the
