| dc.description.abstract | The construction industry is today a great generator of waste, which has a negative impact on the environment. Both the design and execution phases of works can cause this generation. To quantify the waste generated in a work is fundamental to control the problem. Wood, the main material used temporarily in construction sites, can generate a large volume of waste, which is discarded as soon as the work is finished, with little reuse or recycling. Quantifying this waste can facilitate the management and control of the same, allowing the sustainability of a material which is important and noble for the development of civil construction. The aim of this study is to propose a model to estimate the generation of wood waste used temporarily in vertical construction, analyzing their design and execution characteristics. The research strategy used was the study of multiple cases, with data collection of works located in the metropolitan region of Porto Alegre, made through interviews, in situ observations and project analysis In all, the sample studied was formed by 22 works from 11 companies. As a result, statistical models were generated from multiple regression, containing the dependent variable - volume of wood waste - and the independent variables related to the project - number of floors, number of floors in subsoil, volume of concrete executed - and execution - linear length of siding in wood, the index use of wood in the production of collective protection equipment and temporary facilities. The proposed model has an adjusted R² of 0.893, indicating that it is able to explain 89.3% of the phenomenon. The variables that most impacted it were the number of floors and the number of floors in subsoil. The model allows construction companies to have greater control over the volume of wood waste generated by their works, and enables effective actions to be taken in favor of waste management, with greater control and reduction of waste. It can also be applied in other works from different regions, considering the local design and execution characteristics. | en |
