Construção com tijolo de solo-cimento: sustentabilidade e transformação social.

Abstract

The attending article look for analyze and understand the constructive potential useing the soil-cement brick technique in the present context, through the presentation of the material and its characteristics, understanding how its execution takes place, the practice of participatory process in poor communities and, economic viability over conventional construction. In the growing quest to reduce the environmental impacts of civil construction, soil cement brick can be a viable and effective alternative, combining simplicity, sustainability and low cost for buildings, as well as being able to generate social transformation and improve quality of life for the communities in need.