Brazil´s Construction Industry Impending Environmental Controls
As a result of Brazil´s hugely negligent construction industry practices related to environmental respect, should statistics indicated by the Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) be understood, based on 2010´s practices (when real estate activity was particularly high), from the waste created as a result of the construction of three buildings in Brazil there would be enough to construct an entirely new one.
Due to the legislation that exists very rarely being respected, the National Environmental Council (Conselho Nacional do Meio Ambiente, Conama) has published resolution number 448 to provide guidelines, criteria and procedures which, it is hoping, will counteract this ever-present phenomenon. The new resolution stipulates that all Brazilian municipalities will have 12 months to produce a management of building site waste plan which will implemented within up to 6 months of publication.
Conoma stated the plans: “should include technical guidelines and procedures which outline the due responsibilities of both small and large operators in relation to urban cleanliness and the management of building site waste.” The plan will also establish licensing processes related to the creation and expansion of disposal areas (see the resolution in Portuguese by clicking here).
