LIGHT STEEL FRAMING: um estudo de caso sobre a viabilidade econômica em edificações na cidade de Três Pontas/MG

Abstract

In the face of technological advances and population growth, the construction industry has been looking for more efficient construction systems with the objective of 15 increasing productivity, rationalizing inputs and meeting growing demand. One of the alternatives is the use of a well-established construction system in developed countries and in the south of Brazil - Light Steel Framing. In this sense, this work aims to analyze a building in Light Steel Framing, in the city of Três Pontas/MG, determining the economic feasibility of the system under study, through a comparative cost analysis between the above mentioned system and the conventional masonry. After studying the data and carrying out the case study with a view to each constructive method, the economic aspects of both systems were compared in order to compare the economic viability of the Light Steel Framing system with the conventional building system. It was concluded that the total cost for building using the Light Steel Framing system was higher than the cost of the home using a conventional masonry system, pointing to labor, management of works and absence of materials in the region's market as factors determinants to increase this cost. However, with the increasing industrialization and training of the workforce, the system under analysis may become increasingly present in our environment.