Evaluación de la sostenibilidad en arquitectura y construcción con tierra

Earth-Based Construction (EBC) and Architecture use soil as the primary construction material. EBC is related to vernacular architecture, as it is contextualized and uses mostly local and natural materials. The main objective of this work is to evaluate EBC’s sustainability. Six buildings on family agricultural properties in Santa Catarina, the southern region of Brazil, were chosen for the case study. The method was developed based on the VerSus Project and adapted to the local reality and Brazilian regulations. To this end, a system of indicators, applied to sustainability principles, was developed to assign points. The results are presented with an emphasis on the socioeconomic sphere. Four buildings complied with the adopted indicators in this assessment, and two partially did so. The analysis of the results allowed an understanding of the influence of factors intrinsic to EBC and the local reality.