STANDARD ABNT NBR 15575: PERCEPTION OF THE PRODUCTION CHAIN REGARDING THE REQUIREMENTS OF FINANCING AGENTS
Social Housing, Quality, Performance Standard
The housing deficit in Brazil is a problem not only because its quantitative nature, but also because the poor quality of buildings constructed, especially to the population with lower purchasing power .With the aim of reducing this deficit and improving the quality of housing, the government provide subsidies to housing developers for the construction of social housing (HIS). However, in order to have access to these resources, companies must meet a series of requirements regarding the quality and durability of buildings, including the observations determined by the building performance standard, ABNT NBR 15575: 2013. This standard establishes requirements and criteria required for all processes along the productive chain of an enterprise with the objective of meeting users' expectations regarding safety, habitability and sustainability. The present work has the objective of analyzing the perception of the production chain concerning the requirements of the performance standard for social housing. A case study will be carried out on the approval process of an enterprise whose builder intends to use the subsidies provided by the government.