Concerns about anthropogenic climate change, fossil fuel depletion, energy security, and damage to our ecosystems are acting as a catalyst for action in many sectors of industry and society. One key sector which has been identified as crucial for addressing these issues is the building sector. Therefore, in the UK context, with the aim of reducing carbon dioxide emissions, the requirements for new homes in terms of their energy efficiency are becoming ever more stringent, leading to the introduction of the zero carbon homes standard from 2016. Alongside this, broader priorities for sustainable development have been established in the UK, with a focus on the creation of sustainable communities. These are communities which support the diverse needs of residents and provide a good quality of life whilst protecting the natural environment. The literature suggests that the volume housebuilding sector is failing to meet housing demand in terms of either quantity or quality. Furthermore, it is apparent that the sector is failing to respond to voluntary stimuli for the delivery of zero carbon homes. Thus, it is with an overall aim of supporting the delivery of zero carbon homes and sustainable communities that this thesis has been undertaken. The UK Government suggested in 2011 that self-build homes, in which the occupant is involved in either building or commissioning the home, are more likely to be affordable, energy efficient and innovative than open market housing. Self-build housing accounts for only around 10% of new homes built in the UK, and group self-build is a small proportion of this. The UK Government has an aspiration to double the size of the self-build sector, with an expansion in the group self-build sector, over the decade to 2021. Literature on the self-build sector is limited, and that on the group self-build sector even more so. Indeed, gaps in knowledge in terms of the motivations for and benefits of group self-build exist. There are also gaps in knowledge in terms of the barriers to group self-building and ways in which the expansion of the sector could be best supported. Furthermore, existing literature on drivers for and barriers to zero carbon homebuilding is limited and fails to gather opinions from the broad range of professionals involved in the delivery of new homes. With the aim of addressing these gaps in knowledge, three complementary studies were conducted with an element of focus on the region of Cornwall, in South West England. With the aim of exploring opinions of professionals involved in the delivery of new homes regarding zero carbon homebuilding, a series of 34 semi-structured interviews was undertaken within the first study (Perceptions of zero carbon homebuilding). The second study was undertaken with the aim of investigating professional and expert opinions on the suitability of group self-build as a development model for zero carbon homes and sustainable communities (Self-build perceptions). This investigation employed the Policy Delphi method, an iterative, non-contact group research process in which data was gathered from participants through three rounds of online questionnaire surveys. This second study was formed of two concurrent studies; one employed a panel of national participants within England, the other a panel of regional participants within South West England. The third and final study aimed to explore the experience-based opinions of group self-builders through a series of 11 in-depth interviews (Group self-build reflections). The three studies are presented independently. However, each subsequent study is built upon the knowledge gained in the previous study. Within the final chapter of the thesis, the results are brought together and triangulated through a consideration of how the findings coalesce to cast light on the three central concepts of zero carbon homes, sustainable communities, and group self-build housing. The findings from this research identify and elucidate a number of themes of drivers for and barriers to zero carbon homebuilding. Themes of drivers include: legislative, economic, social responsibility, individual, and industry. Themes of barriers include: economic, skills and knowledge, industry, legislative, and cultural. Multiple potential support mechanisms for the delivery of zero carbon homes were also identified. The findings highlight the need for a cultural shift in the housebuilding industry, reducing the over-reliance on volume housebuilders. A broad range of benefits and motivations for group self-building have been identified and explored. However, whilst a strong appetite for environmentally sustainable development amongst group self-builders is established, this research casts some doubt on the central assertion that group self-build homes will be more energy efficient than speculatively built homes. Differences between the individual and group self-build sector were exposed both in terms of the motivations and the barriers faced. This thesis demonstrates how the benefits of group self-build housing serve to help create sustainable communities, and how they also serve to address some of the barriers to zero carbon homebuilding. The findings of this research demonstrate that group self-build housing offers a significant number of potential benefits towards the delivery of zero carbon homes and the creation of sustainable communities.

This thesis chronicles my experiences with developing a panelized wall system for use by Habitat for Humanity and with testing that system in the design and construction of a house. Presented as a series of narratives, it follows the progress of the project from August 2003 to December 2005. Described is my motivation to test my theories through design and construction, the applicability of prefabrication to Habitat for Humanity’s use of unskilled volunteer labour, the incorporation of panelization into the design of a house for the Waterloo Region affiliate of Habitat for Humanity, the prefabrication of preclad wood framed wall panels for this house by students at the University of Waterloo School of Architecture, the erection of these wall panels on-site, and the completion of the house to a weathertight state. The thesis concludes with discussions of the understanding I gained through my experiences, the necessity for further development and testing of the panelized wall system, and the future use of prefabrication by Habitat for Humanity.

This thesis chronicles my experiences with developing a panelized wall system for use by Habitat for Humanity and with testing that system in the design and construction of a house. Presented as a series of narratives, it follows the progress of the project from August 2003 to December 2005. Described is my motivation to test my theories through design and construction, the applicability of prefabrication to Habitat for Humanity’s use of unskilled volunteer labour, the incorporation of panelization into the design of a house for the Waterloo Region affiliate of Habitat for Humanity, the prefabrication of preclad wood framed wall panels for this house by students at the University of Waterloo School of Architecture, the erection of these wall panels on-site, and the completion of the house to a weathertight state. The thesis concludes with discussions of the understanding I gained through my experiences, the necessity for further development and testing of the panelized wall system, and the future use of prefabrication by Habitat for Humanity.

This research takes a social constructivist approach to investigate the relationship between people’s perceptions of disaster risk and their responses in disaster-prone cities of the Global South. This is important because the effects of risk perceptions on the ways that people respond to disaster risk remains unclear and has been labelled ‘weak’ within the disaster studies literature. Furthermore, this lack of clarity has contributed to the marginalisation of people at risk from contributing to interventions that address disaster risk, which this research finds problematic. Therefore, a better understanding of how people perceive their risk and how this shapes their responses would help inform more effective and multi-scalar interventions to address disaster risk. The research takes place in three adjacent neighbourhoods of Cochabamba city, Bolivia. Within this ‘case site’, the house is used as a methodological tool to investigate how people’s risk perceptions shape their responses to disaster risk. In particular, the research explores how risk perceptions influence the way people design and construct self-build houses in order to reduce their risk of a disaster. The focus on housing construction represents a novel way of exploring the relationship between risk perceptions and disaster risk-reduction behaviour. The research takes place in the context of persistent, low-intensity natural hazards that are linked to disaster risk which incrementally increases over time. This marks a shift away from the many studies that investigate rapid-onset, extreme hazards that quickly overwhelm people’s capabilities and which are associated with crisis and urgency. Additionally, the research is concerned with small-scale disasters, which again marks a shift away from the disaster studies literature which principally focuses on large-scale disasters that result in many casualties, large economic loss and which affect a large geographical area. The research ultimately shows that whether a risk perception is high or low is not the most important factor; rather, it is an individual’s awareness and understanding of disaster risk that encourages long-term and anticipatory strategies that require significant investments in the house. Furthermore, the research argues that research which describes the relationship between risk perceptions and responses as ‘weak’ forecloses the nuances and complexity of human behaviour in disaster-prone contexts because it does not capture the subtle yet important ways that risk perceptions shape responses.

There is a need to counteract economic injustice in the world. As an architect, as a creator, it is my responsibility to make the world a better place. I want to help people to help themselves by concentrating their efforts in a constructive way. I desire to create a prototypical solution for a village in an area with high unemployment and desperate poverty as a means to give work to people and to serve as an example for other groups of people wanting to do the same. The site I've chosen to illustrate this concept of self-help housing is a 300 x 500 meter plateau in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. / Master of Architecture

Essa pesquisa teve como ponto de partida a ameaça de extinção de um espaço que reúne seis campos de futebol de várzea na cidade de São Paulo. Trata-se do Complexo de Campos de Futebol do Campo de Marte, instalado em um terreno que há décadas é disputado pela Aeronáutica (União) e pela Prefeitura da cidade. Inicialmente, buscou-se articular esse conflito específico a uma questão mais ampla: o que fazia com que o futebol de várzea, prática cuja trajetória é marcada pelo fim de vários de seus espaços, continuasse ocupando um papel relevante como modalidade de lazer e associativismo popular na cidade de São Paulo? Partindo da perspectiva dos varzeanos que construíram os seus campos nesse terreno a partir dos anos 1960 e que, desde então, lidam com a possibilidade de terem que deixar esse espaço, chegou-se a apreensão de uma lógica interna que rege essa prática e sua profunda conexão com o contexto social em que se inserem. O futebol de várzea, para esses varzeanos, só seria viável pela abnegação de seus personagens, uma postura necessária para a conquista e manutenção de um universo que se constrói, sobretudo, a partir de ações de autoconstrução e de constantes negociações. Tanto em sua dimensão espacial, onde a figura do abnegado ocupa um papel central por resolver, dentro de seu clube e no campo varzeano como um todo, muitas das questões impostas pela política do Estado de não proporcionar o direito ao lazer e ao esporte, assumindo, por um lado, as vezes de instância auto reguladora, e por outro, de provedor de infraestrutura e mediador de interesses. Como em sua dimensão esportiva, onde sem a presença de uma instituição ou entidade que tenha se estabelecido ao longo de sua trajetória como organizadora e reguladora dessa prática, essa tarefa foi levada a cabo pelos próprios varzeanos a partir de múltiplas alianças e referências. / This research had as a starting point the threat of extinction of a space that gathers six football fields of várzea in the city of São Paulo. It is the Complexo de Campos do Campo de Marte, installed in a land that has been disputed for decades by the Aeronautics (Union) and by the town council. Initially, we tried to articulate this specific conflict to a broader question: what made várzea football, a practice whose trajectory is marked by the end of several of its spaces, continued to play a relevant role as a leisure modality and popular associativism in Sao Paulo City? Starting from the perspective of the Varzeans who built their fields on this terrain from the 1960s onwards, and since then they have dealt with the possibility of having to leave this space, we came to the apprehension of an internal logic that governs this practice and its deep the social context in which they are inserted. Várzea football, for these Varzeans, would only be viable due to the abnegation of their characters, a posture necessary for the conquest and maintenance of a universe that is built, above all, by actions of self-construction and constant negotiations. Both in its spatial dimension, where the self-sacrificing figure occupies a central role within his club and the Varzean camp as a whole, many of the issues imposed by the State\'s policy of not providing the right to leisure and sport, , on the one hand, sometimes as a self-regulatory body, and on the other as an infrastructure provider and mediator of interests. As in its sporting dimension, where without the presence of an institution or entity that has established itself along its trajectory as organizer and regulator of this practice, this task was carried out by Varzeans themselves from multiple alliances and references.

Submitted by Viviane Lima da Cunha (viviane@biblioteca.ufpb.br) on 2016-06-27T13:50:54Z No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 3160425 bytes, checksum: 23c498b403c2dbf5a646d8eae9154d9c (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-27T13:50:54Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 arquivototal.pdf: 3160425 bytes, checksum: 23c498b403c2dbf5a646d8eae9154d9c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-11-04 / This dissertation aims to analyze Law 11.888 / 2008, Law of Public Technical Assistance, which gives instructions about the access to architecture and engineering technical services for population that has an income from 0 until 3 minimum wages, understanding that its effective use can become an important tool in the exercise of citizenship. The research initially rescues the consolidation of the Brazilian housing problems, including the practice of self-build house, as well as all historical formulation process by which passed the aforesaid Law, from initial discussions until its actual publication. Then, a systematic analysis of the major barriers to its use in municipal, state and federal levels is performed. The work continues with the presentation of some cases of application of the law in some municipalities, pointing out examples of good practice as well as some cases of failure, in order to extract, from this survey, important information to underlie future proposals. The research makes an approach to the object of study in the State of Paraíba, where ve municipalities are selected for analysis in situ, with the objective of demonstrating the level of information about the Law 11.888 / 2008. To complement the theoretical framework collected in the survey, it sought the position of the CAU – Conselho de Arquitetura e Urbanismo (Board of Architecture and Urbanism), both federal and state level, to verify which actions could be supported by this Board and how it can subsidize the multiplication of practices or programs of public architecture and Engineering, not only in Paraíba State, but also in the whole national territory. Finally some practical guidelines and conjunctural analysis of the entire panorama presented in this work are outlined. Thus, this dissertation seeks to contribute to the effective application of the Law 11,888 / 2008, in order to that this important Law does not become a dead letter, but an effective instrument to access a constitutional right, what contributes to exercise citizenship and to built a just city. / A presente dissertação objetiva analisar a Lei 11.888/2008, Lei da Assistência Técnica Pública e Gratuita, que predispõe sobre o acesso a serviços técnicos de arquitetura e de engenharia para um público de renda de 0 a 3 salários mínimos, entendendo que sua efetiva utilização possa se tornar uma importante ferramenta no exercício da cidadania. A pesquisa resgata inicialmente o processo de consolidação da problemática habitacional brasileira, inclusive a prática da autoconstrução, assim como todo o processo histórico de formulação pelo qual passou a referida Lei, desde os primeiros debates até sua efetiva publicação. Em seguida, é realizada uma análise sistemática dos principais entraves à sua utilização nos âmbitos municipal, estadual e federal. O trabalho prossegue com a apresentação de alguns casos de aplicação da referida Lei em alguns municípios brasileiros, apontando exemplos de boas práticas como também alguns casos de insucesso de forma a extrair, a partir desse levantamento, importantes informações para subsidiar futuras propostas. A pesquisa faz um recorte do objeto de estudo no Estado da Paraíba, onde são selecionados cinco municípios para análise in loco, com o objetivo de demonstrar o nível de informação a respeito da Lei 11.888/2008. Para complementar o arcabouço teórico coletado na pesquisa, buscou-se levantar o posicionamento do CAU - Conselho de Arquitetura e Urbanismo, tanto a nível federal como estadual, para vericar quais ações poderiam ser apoiadas pelo Conselho e como este poderia subsidiar a multiplicação de práticas ou programas de Arquitetura e Engenharia Públicas, não apenas em municípios paraibanos, como também em todo o território nacional. Finalmente são esboçadas algumas diretrizes práticas e análise conjuntural de todo o panorama apresentado neste trabalho. Desta forma, busca-se contribuir com a efetiva aplicação da Lei 11.888/2008, para que a Assistência Técnica Pública e Gratuita não se torne uma letra morta, mas um efetivo instrumento de acesso a um direito constitucional. Contribuindo, portanto, no exercício da cidadania e na construção de uma cidade mais justa.

[pt] Este projeto de pesquisa propõe analisar formas de participação e apropriação da laje, inserida no contexto espacial da favela, e tendo como estudo de caso o bairro da Rocinha, na cidade do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. A dissertação investiga conceitos que subvertem noções tradicionais de conceituação espacial, e como se dá a autogestão dos moradores no que concerne aspectos relacionados com o uso da laje. No tecido urbano densamente ocupado das favelas, este espaço nas moradias pode funcionar como interface de interseção entre os limites do espaço coletivo e privado. Foram, portanto, investigadas as ações e intervenções dos moradores na laje através de um enfoque na observação de abordagens socioculturais nesse ambiente. Reconhece-se na laje um tipo determinado de apropriação urbana, identificando-a como uma alternativa dos residentes à escassez de espaços públicos livres em favelas. Podemos observar que ela é usada como local de práticas vinculadas a processos de autoconstrução e ao aluguel, evidenciando aspectos relacionados ao valor de uso e de troca da laje. No caso da Rocinha, tanto em seu cotidiano como durante a pandemia de COVID-19, observamos manifestações coletivas na laje associadas à atividades sociais múltiplas. O processo de pesquisa de campo também revelou a laje vislumbrada sob a ótica do morador, como um espaço de projeção de sonho. Tornou-se aparente nestes processos sobretudo um caráter descrito na pesquisa como natureza híbrida. Foram definidas como técnicas de pesquisa: revisão de literatura; pesquisa etnográfica online qualitativa; e pesquisa de campo pela participação em encontros de coletivos. / [en] This research project proposes to analyze forms of participation and appropriation of the slab, inserted in the spatial context of the favela, and having as a case study the Rocinha neighborhood in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The dissertation investigates concepts that subvert traditional notions of spatial conceptualization, and how the residents self-management occurs regarding aspects related to the use of the slab. In the densely occupied urban fabric of the slums, this space in the dwellings can function as an interface of intersection between the limits of collective and private space. Therefore, the actions and interventions of slum dwellers are investigated through a focus on the observation of sociocultural approaches in this environment. A particular type of urban appropriation is recognized in the slab, identifying it as an alternative of residents to the scarcity of free public spaces in slums. We can observe that it is used as a place for practices linked to self-construction and renting processes, showing aspects related to the use and exchange value of the slab. In the case of Rocinha, both in its daily life and during the pandemic of COVID-19, we observed collective manifestations on the slab associated with multiple social activities. The field research process also revealed the slab glimpsed from the perspective of the inhabitant, as a space of dream projection. It became apparent in these processes above all a character described in the research as hybrid nature. The research techniques defined were: literature review; qualitative online ethnographic research; and field research through participation in collective meetings.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-27T19:31:07Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Edimilsom Peres Castilho.pdf: 16627169 bytes, checksum: 7400847dd7492384bd63de2dae041a6e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-04-22 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / This study aims to understand the process of home construction and purchase in Cidade Tiradentes Housing Complex between the years of 1975 to 1998. With this analysis, we seek to unravel how the concrete and objective conditions of access to social housing in Brazil contributed with the process of capitalist accumulation in this period of Brazilian urbanization. Considered the largest complex of popular housing on the outskirts of Sao Paulo, Cidade Tiradentes Housing Complex emerged in the 1970s through the Metropolitan Housing Company of São Paulo (COHAB-SP). Located twenty miles from the city center, in the eastern region it consists of 42 369 homes that were financed by the company and it is also remarkable the great presence of self-build homes. The basic idea that guided our investigation was to understand the emergence of Cidade Tiradentes Housing Complex as a result of the struggles and multiple experiences of workers in obtaining affordable housing, as well as the national housing policy established by the Brazilian military dictatorship through COHAB-SP. We will show that the housing settlement, either self-build or financed by COHAB-SP, deepened the over-exploitation of the working class and ensured high rates of capital that were transferred to other sectors of the Brazilian economy / Este trabalho objetivou apreender os processos de produção e aquisição da casa própria ou moradia no Complexo Habitacional Cidade Tiradentes entre os anos de 1975 a 1998. Com esta análise, buscamos desvendar de que forma as condições concretas e objetivas de acesso à habitação popular no Brasil contribuiu com o processo de acumulação capitalista nesse período da urbanização brasileira. Considerado o maior conjunto de habitação popular da periferia de São Paulo, o Complexo Habitacional Cidade Tiradentes surgiu na década de 1970 por intermédio da Companhia Metropolitana de Habitação de São Paulo (COHAB-SP). Localizado a trinta quilômetros do centro da cidade, na região leste, é composto por 42.369 moradias que foram financiadas pela companhia, sendo também marcante a presença de moradias erguidas por meio da autoconstrução. A ideia básica que orientou nossa investigação pautou-se na compreensão do surgimento do Complexo Habitacional Cidade Tiradentes como resultado das lutas e múltiplas experiências dos trabalhadores na obtenção da moradia popular, bem como da política nacional de habitação instaurada pela Ditadura Militar Brasileira por meio da COHAB-SP. Demonstraremos que o assentamento habitacional por meio da autoconstrução ou do financiamento pela COHAB-SP aprofundou a superexploração da classe trabalhadora e garantiu elevadas taxas de capital que foram transferidas para outros setores da economia brasileira

[ES] La Constitución del Ecuador establece que el acceso a una vivienda digna es un derecho fundamental. Sin embargo, muchos ciudadanos viven en situaciones de riesgo, ya que las edificaciones que habitan no tienen características físicas y/o estructurales adecuadas. Esto se acentúa en la zona rural, en donde la necesidad de casas que cumplan estándares de calidad es en promedio 71, 2% más que las ciudades. En la mayoría de construcciones que se realizan en Ecuador, se usan materiales convencionales como el hormigón, bloques y ladrillos. Por lo que, cubrir la totalidad del déficit de vivienda (665 612 unidades) requiere una gran inversión económica; además, del alto costo ambiental que representaría; ya que, los materiales mencionados tienen consumos energéticos altos desde su producción hasta su puesta en obra. Es evidente entonces que la dotación de vivienda debe hacerse con materiales sustentables y accesibles a la mayoría de la población. Una alternativa es la paja, que es natural, renovable, sumidero de CO2 y biodegradable. En Ecuador se obtienen anualmente 28 754,492 toneladas de paja de trigo y cebada. Con este desecho de la cosecha, se podrían hacer fardos, con los cuales construir casas. Sin embargo, en el país existe muy poco conocimiento de este material y el sistema constructivo que se requiere para edificar de forma técnica y segura. La presente investigación aborda la caracterización física y mecánica de los fardos producidos localmente para determinar su posibilidad de su uso como material de construcción. Además, se realizaron ensayos pseudo-dinámicos a muros portantes realizados con fardos y recubiertos con dos alternativas de mortero. Con los resultados obtenidos, se realizó la modelación estructural de una vivienda tipo, determinando que el desplazamiento lateral relativo de la misma, cumple los estándares de la Norma Ecuatoriana de la Construcción para edificaciones sismo resistentes. También se realizó un análisis económico, determinando que el costo de la vivienda tipo es inferior al valor establecido para casas de interés social en el país. Lo que determina su accesibilidad al segmento poblacional más pobre. Además, se elaboró un manual, que detalla el procedimiento constructivo de la casa tipo, de forma clara y sencilla para hacerlo de fácil entendimiento. / [CA] La Constitució de l'Equador estableix que l'accés a un habitatge digne és un dret fonamental. No obstant això, molts ciutadans viuen en situacions de risc, ja que les edificacions que habiten no tenen característiques físiques i/o estructurals adequades. Això s'accentua en la zona rural, on la necessitat de cases que complisquen estàndards de qualitat és en mitjana 71,2% més que les ciutats. En la majoria de construccions que es realitzen a l'Equador, s'usen materials convencionals com el formigó, blocs i rajoles. Pel que, cobrir la totalitat del dèficit d'habitatge (665 612 unitats) requereix una gran inversió econòmica; a més, de l'alt cost ambiental que representaria; ja que, els materials esmentats tenen consums energètics alts des de la seua producció fins a la seua posada en obra. És evident llavors que la dotació d'habitatge ha de fer-se amb materials sustentables i accessibles a la majoria de la població. Una alternativa és la palla, que és natural, renovable, embornal de CO2 i biodegradable. A l'Equador s'obtenen anualment 28 754,492 tones de palla de blat i ordi. Amb aquesta deixalla de la collita, es podrien fer fardells, amb els quals construir cases. No obstinate això, al país existed molt poc coneixement d'aquest material I el sistema construction que es required per an edificar de manera tècnica I Segura. La present investigació aborda la caracterització física i mecànica dels fardells produïts localment per a determinar la seua possibilitat del seu ús com a material de construcció. A més, es van realitzar assajos pseudo-dinàmics a murs portants realitzats amb fardells i recoberts amb dues alternatives de morter. Amb els resultats obtinguts, es va realitzar el modelatge estructural d'un habitatge tipus, determinant que el desplaçament lateral relatiu d'aquesta, compleix els estàndards de la Norma Equatoriana de la Construcció per a edificacions sisme resistents. També es va realitzar una anàlisi econòmica, determinant que el cost de l'habitatge tipus és inferior al valor establit per a cases d'interés social al país. El que determina la seua accessibilitat al segment poblacional més pobre. A més, es va elaborar un manual, que detalla el procediment constructiu de la casa tipus, de manera clara i senzilla per a fer-ho de fàcil enteniment. / [EN] The Constitution of Ecuador establishes that access to decent housing is a fundamental right. However, many citizens live in risky situations since their buildings do not have adequate physical and structural characteristics. This is accentuated in rural areas, where the need for houses that meet quality standards is, on average, 71.2% higher than in the cities. In most constructions in Ecuador, conventional materials such as concrete, blocks, and bricks are used. Therefore, covering the entire housing deficit (665 612 units) requires a significant economic investment, in addition to the high environmental cost, since the materials have high energy consumption from production to installation. It is evident then that housing must be built with sustainable materials accessible to most of the population. One alternative is straw, which is natural, renewable, a CO2, and biodegradable. In Ecuador, 28 754.492 tons of wheat and barley straw are obtained annually. With this waste from the harvest, bales could be made with which to build houses. However, there needs to be more knowledge of this material and the construction system required to build technically and safely in the country. The present research addresses the physical and mechanical characterization of locally produced bales to determine the possibility of their use as a construction material. In addition, pseudo-dynamic tests were carried out on load-bearing walls made with bales. An economic analysis was also carried out, determining that the cost of the house type is lower than the value established for houses of social interest in the country. This determines its accessibility to the poorest segment of the population. In addition, a manual was prepared detailing the construction procedure of the house type clearly and straightforwardly to make it easy to understand. / Viera Arroba, LP. (2023). Factibilidad constructiva de viviendas con muros portantes de fardos de paja energéticamente eficientes y sismo resistentes en la zona andina del Ecuador [Tesis doctoral]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/196654