O conceito de construção verde não está atrelado unicamente à preservação do meio ambiente, visto que muitos pesquisadores empregam usualmente o termo construção sustentada, que é mais condizente com a proposta que prevê o desenvolvimento econômico, social e o respeito ao meio ambiente. Em relação a países em desenvolvimento como o Brasil, equilibrar esses três pontos é essencial para assegurar um crescimento econômico sólido e sustentável. Neste contexto, em decorrência da necessidade de construções menos impactantes ao meio ambiente, foi criado nos Estados Unidos o Conselho Nacional de Construções Verdes, órgão regulamentador das normas de construção e certificador daquelas que atendam as normas mundiais. Essa certificação foi criada buscando diminuir o consumo na fabricação de materiais, manutenção de prédios e gestão de resíduos. O presente estudo visa analisar e aprimorar os conhecimentos relativos à certificação das denominadas edificações sustentáveis no Brasil, analisando as suas características, vantagens para o meio ambiente e para sociedade presente e futura. Além disso, buscou-se apontar as etapas necessárias para se lograr êxito na certificação verde de um empreendimento no Brasil, levando-se em consideração os critérios estabelecidos pelo Green Building Council Brasil, órgão oficialmente credenciado a concedê-la àqueles que implementem os requisitos necessários. Essa demonstração foi feita por meio de estudo comparativo entre dois empreendimentos certificados: o primeiro, Eldorado Business Tower, obteve a certificação denominada Platinum (máxima), e o segundo, Edifício Cidade Nova, que obteve logrou a certificação verde denominada Certified (mínima). O resultado da análise demonstrou que, apesar dos obstáculos culturais e econômicos encontrados para a implementação de uma edificação certificada, a prática parece demonstrar que o resultado final é semelhante ao investimento em edificações convencionais. No entanto, a procura pelo selo vem aumentando exponencialmente a cada ano, demonstrando que os antigos paradigmas começam a ser derrubados, em benefício do meio ambiente, que possa garantir as presentes e futuras gerações. / Concept of construction green not is joined solely to preservation of environment, since many researchers usually use the term supported, that is more in accordance with the proposal that the development foresees economic, social construction and the respect to the environment. In relation the developing countries as Brazil, to balance these three points are essential to assure a solid and sustainable economic growth. In this context, in result of the necessity of less impacts constructions to the environment, it was created in the United States the National Advice of Green Constructions, prescribed agency of the construction norms and certifier of whom they take care of the world-wide norms. This certification was created searching to diminish the consumption in the manufacture of materials, maintenance of building and management of residues. The present study it aims at to analyze and to improve the relative knowledge to the certification of the called sustainable constructions in Brazil, being analyzed its characteristics, advantages for the environment and present and future society. Moreover, one searched to point the stages necessary to cheat success in the green certification of an enterprise in Brazil, taking itself in consideration the criteria established for the Green Building Council Brazil, officially credential agency to grant it those to it that implement the necessary requirements. This demonstration was made by means of comparative study between two certified enterprises: the first one, Eldorado Business Tower, got the called certification Platinum (maximum), and as, Building New City, that it got cheated the green certification called Certified (minimum). The result of the analysis demonstrated that, although found the cultural and economic obstacles for the implementation of a certified construction, the practical one seems to demonstrate that the final result is similar to the investment in conventional constructions. However, the search for the stamp comes exponentially increasing to each year, demonstrating that the old paradigms start to be knocked down, in benefit of the environment, that can guarantee the gifts and future generations.

Submitted by Wagner Junior (wagner.junior@unioeste.br) on 2018-07-30T13:17:43Z No. of bitstreams: 2 Katia_de_Abreu_2017.pdf: 797930 bytes, checksum: 591985dad70cf182fb1d152421d99d8e (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-07-30T13:17:43Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 Katia_de_Abreu_2017.pdf: 797930 bytes, checksum: 591985dad70cf182fb1d152421d99d8e (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-12-14 / Informal learning in the workplace has been attested as an effective way of acquiring skills by workers. The validation of this type of learning is a recent field of practice in which the European Union has excelled in developing procedures for the validation of informal learning with the aim of raising professional qualification and employability of workers, as well as increase the capacity of innovation and competitiveness of organizations. However, in public organizations, there is still little research on the validation of informal learning, in addition, some public functions do not require specific professionalization and cause a high turnover of servers, causing the server that has changed sectors to accumulate competences resulting from informal learning, which are not recognized or formally proven, but which have great professional value for the server and for the management of people in the public institution. This scientific work aims to provide subsidies to the public manager for the development and implementation of a validation method for the informal learning of public servants. This is a bibliographical and documentary research, in which it was investigated whether the server occupying the position of Técnico Administrativo of the Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná - Unioeste, can be evaluated in some procedure of validation of informal learning, considering the state and institutional legislation relevant to these servers and in accordance with national and international public policies directed towards Lifelong Learning. It was verified the existence of a Brazilian public policy of validation of informal learning called the Rede Nacional de Certificação Profissional e Formação Inicial e Continuada – Rede Certific, which can be used to legitimize professional competencies of servers and serve as the basis for the development of an Extension Project to be executed in Unioeste. The inclusion of procedures for the validation of informal learning in institutional policies for employee qualification, becomes a strategy for increasing efficiency and quality in services provided to society. / A aprendizagem informal no local de trabalho tem sido atestada como uma forma eficaz de aquisição de competências por trabalhadores. A validação deste tipo de aprendizagem constitui-se como um campo de prática recente, no qual a União Europeia tem se destacado ao desenvolver procedimentos de validação da aprendizagem informal com o objetivo de elevar a qualificação profissional e a empregabilidade dos trabalhadores, bem como aumentar a capacidade de inovação e de competitividade das organizações. No entanto, nas organizações públicas ainda são poucas as pesquisas sobre a validação da aprendizagem informal, além disso, algumas funções públicas não demandam profissionalização específica e ocasionam uma alta rotatividade de servidores, fazendo com que o servidor que tenha mudado de setor acumule competências resultantes de aprendizagem informal, que não são reconhecidas ou comprovadas formalmente, mas que possuem grande valor profissional para o servidor e para a gestão de pessoas na instituição pública. Este trabalho científico tem por objetivo fornecer subsídios ao gestor público para o desenvolvimento e a implantação de um método de validação da aprendizagem informal de servidores públicos. Trata-se de uma pesquisa bibliográfica e documental, na qual foi investigado se o servidor ocupante do cargo de Agente Universitário Técnico Administrativo, da Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná - Unioeste, pode ser avaliado em algum procedimento de validação da aprendizagem informal, considerando a legislação estadual e institucional pertinentes a esses servidores e de acordo com as políticas públicas nacionais e internacionais direcionadas a Aprendizagem ao Longo da Vida. Verificou-se a existência de uma política pública brasileira de validação da aprendizagem informal denominada Rede Nacional de Certificação Profissional e Formação Inicial e Continuada - Rede Certific, que pode ser utilizada para legitimar as competências profissionais dos servidores e serviu de base para o desenvolvimento de um Projeto de Extensão a ser executado na Unioeste. A inclusão de procedimentos de validação da aprendizagem informal nas políticas institucionais de qualificação e capacitação de servidores, torna-se uma estratégia para o aumento da eficiência e da qualidade nos serviços prestados à sociedade.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-03-15T19:32:24Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Ronaldo Goncalves.pdf: 490906 bytes, checksum: e246778d27642c8f9cc953f097b82329 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-09-15 / Fundo Mackenzie de Pesquisa / The reason this study is to identify through analysis of economic-financial firms certified by the Corporate Sustainability Index - ISE & the BMF BOVESPA, the results of these companies were affected after the event of approval of the ISE. The methodology used was to study the event and sought to identify the existence of variations in company results.This work analyzed the behavior of indicators: Return on Assets (ROA), Return on Equity (ROE), Return on Sales (ROS) and Operating Income before Depreciation and interest (EBITDA) of certified companies to assess the impact of certification on financial performance in certified companies in the years 2006 and 2007. The universe of this study was the number of 12 companies certified in 2006 and 24 in 2007, totaling 36 companies.Another limitation was the number of observations was restricted to eight quarters (April 4, preparedness and post-certification), plus the quarter certification, plus eight quarter postcertification, a total of 20 quarters of each company. Data were obtained from Economática and the site of the Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) on the internet.Results by individual company, there seems to be the trend of more companies to submit ROA, ROE, ROS and higher EBITDA in the period of 24 months post-certification. It was found that the ROA and ROS - Operating margin - were the most sensitive indicators to changes post-certification, however, these variations showed no signs of influence because of the certification, but perhaps favorable economic environment for businesses to leverage their results. / A razão deste estudo é identificar, por meio da análise de indicadores econômicofinanceiros de empresas certificadas pelo Índice de Sustentabilidade Empresarial - ISE da BMF&BOVESPA, se os resultados destas empresas foram influenciados após o evento da certificação do ISE. A metodologia utilizada foi a de estudo de evento e buscou identificar a existência de variações nos resultados das empresas. Neste trabalho, é analisado o comportamento dos indicadores: Retorno sobre os Ativos (ROA), Retorno sobre o Patrimônio Líquido (ROE), Retorno sobre as Vendas (ROS) e Resultado Operacional antes da Depreciação e dos juros (EBTIDA) das empresas certificadas para avaliar o impacto da certificação no desempenho financeiro nas empresas certificadas nos exercícios de 2006 e 2007. O universo pesquisado foi o número de 12 empresas certificadas em 2006, e 24, em 2007, totalizando 36 empresas. Outra limitação foi o número de observações que se restringiu a 8 trimestres (4 de preparação e 4 de pós-certificação), mais o trimestre de certificação, mais 8 trimestres de pós-certificação, totalizando 20 trimestres de cada empresa. Os dados foram obtidos a partir da Economática e do sítio da Comissão dos Valores Mobiliários (CVM) na internet. Pelos resultados individuais por empresa, parece não existir a tendência de mais empresas apresentarem ROA, ROE, ROS e EBTIDA maiores no período dos 24 meses póscertificação. Constatou-se que o ROA e o ROS - Margem Operacional foram os indicadores mais sensíveis a mudanças pós-certificação, entretanto, essas variações não apresentaram sinais de influência pelo fato da certificação, mas possivelmente pelo cenário econômico amplamente favorável para as empresas alavancarem seus resultados.

Submitted by Renata Lopes (renatasil82@gmail.com) on 2016-04-18T13:15:31Z No. of bitstreams: 1 danielamagalhaespereira.pdf: 1641202 bytes, checksum: 73c3f56811a30eaa9835f0b968d13877 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Adriana Oliveira (adriana.oliveira@ufjf.edu.br) on 2016-04-24T03:12:38Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 danielamagalhaespereira.pdf: 1641202 bytes, checksum: 73c3f56811a30eaa9835f0b968d13877 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-24T03:12:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 danielamagalhaespereira.pdf: 1641202 bytes, checksum: 73c3f56811a30eaa9835f0b968d13877 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-08-17 / A presente dissertação foi desenvolvida no âmbito do Mestrado Profissional em Gestão e Avaliação da Educação Pública (PPGP) do Centro de Políticas Públicas e Avaliação da Educação da Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (CAEd/UFJF). O caso de gestão estudado discute a política de seleção dos gestores escolares na rede estadual de ensino, tendo como sujeitos os diretores escolares que atuam na Superintendência Regional de Ensino Metropolitana C de Minas Gerais. Os objetivos definidos para este estudo foram a descrição do processo atual de seleção dos gestores, a identificação do que os atuais gestores pensam do processo, a verificação do cumprimento e da conformidade desse em relação à legislação brasileira, e a promoção de discussões sobre possíveis melhorias na seleção, seguidas de proposições de mudanças que atendam aos candidatos a gestores escolares e à comunidade escolar. Para tanto, utilizamos como metodologia o estudo de caso e as técnicas foram pesquisa bibliográfica e documental; além disso, o instrumento utilizado foi a aplicação de questionário aos diretores das escolas estaduais da Superintendência Regional de Ensino Metropolitana C. Diante do estudo, concluiu-se que a capacitação de servidores antes do processo de seleção é uma iniciativa válida por parte da Secretaria de Estado de Educação de Minas Gerais. Frente a isso, o Plano de Ação apresentado consiste em um curso para os servidores interessados em participarem do processo seletivo. / This work was developed under the Professional Master in Public Management and Education Assessment (PPGP) of the Center of Public Policies and the Federal University of Juiz de Fora (CAEd/UFJF). The management case study discusses the selection policy of school managers in state schools, taking as the main subject the principals at the Regional Board of Education Metropolitan C of Minas Gerais. The goals set for this study were the description of the current process of selecting managers, the identification of the current managers think of the process, the verification of compliance and conformity of it in relation to Brazilian law, and to promote discussions on possible improvements in the selection, followed by proposals for changes that meet the candidates for school administrators and the school community. Therefore, we used as methodology the case study and the techniques were bibliographical and documentary research; furthermore, the instrument used was the application of a questionnaire to principals of state schools of the Regional Board of Education Metropolitan C. After the study, it was concluded that the training of servers before the selection process is a valid initiative by the State Department of Education of Minas Gerais. Faced with this, the Action Plan is presented on a course for servers interested in participating in the selection process.

The main aim of this thesis is  to demonstrate and critically assess life cycle approaches’ and environmental certification (EC) tools’ potential for supporting decisions for improved environmental performance in the building and real estate sectors. Using life cycle approaches, the thesis shows that for new build and renovation cases aiming for low operational energy use that embodied global warming potential (GWP) due to material production can constitute a large portion of a building’s lifetime GWP. Therefore life cycle based information about materials’ embodied GWP needs to be made available to and utilized by design process decision makers. It was also shown that applying the Swedish EC tool Miljöbyggnad was useful in highlighting potential positive and negative changes in indoor environmental quality arising from renovation packages aiming at significant operational energy use reduction in existing multifamily buildings. However such renovation packages are not profitable from a property owner perspective. Miljöbyggnad may be useful when designing policy instruments to overcome this.    The thesis also showed that EC and related environmental enhancements contribute to achieving property owners’ and tenants’ overall strategic objectives for value creation. For property owners this arises for example through lower energy costs and attracting desirable tenants. For tenants, value creation arises as support for internal and external environmental communication. For the further development of life cycle approaches’ and EC tools’ application to buildings and real estate it is important to consider how they can be adapted to consider ‘distance to sustainable’ targets referencing for instance the planetary boundaries approach. It is also interesting to investigate how valuation of buildings and real estate may be performed in a way that expands from the current narrow focus on the economic perspective to also include environmental and social perspectives. / <p>QC 20170210</p>

Sustainable development of export-orientated farmed seafood in Thailand is a major issue which can impact local stakeholders as well as global food security. The major species taken into consideration in this research were initially the Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei), Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus), giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii), and striped catfish (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus). After which more focus was placed on Pacific white shrimp, which is Thailand’s major cultured seafood being traded for export, and tilapia, which has potential for export but also enjoying a good domestic market demand. Actors or stakeholders directly and indirectly involved in aquaculture value chains may have their own perceptions about sustainability affecting their operations, as various factors within and outside their own systems could affect these perceptions. This could lead to different efforts in responding to these factors to make their operations sustainable. Three major areas were covered in this study, namely a) describing the strengths and weaknesses of shrimp and tilapia production in Thailand in relation to their export potential, b) evaluating the status of compliance to global aquaculture standards of shrimp and tilapia farming (covering technical and labour aspects), and c) determining perceptions of sustainability across the shrimp and tilapia value chains in Thailand, with a focus on the production sector. A mixed-methods approach was employed to obtain information in the study sites in Thailand. Basic field interviews were conducted among 206 shrimp producers in 6 provinces in the east and south, and 199 tilapia producers in 4 provinces in the west and east, in terms of farm operations and perceptions of factors which will affect the sustainability of their operations, including generational aspects on future shrimp and tilapia farming. Key informant interviews were also conducted among other value chain actors (>30) such as hatchery/nursery operators, input/service providers, processors/exporters and technical/ institutional members to determine whether there are differences in their sustainability perceptions. In addition, face to face interviews with 18 shrimp farm male and female workers were conducted (Thai and migrant workers), as well as with 14 key informants involved in shrimp farm labour issues in Thailand, specifically for well-being and working conditions. Stakeholders cited environmental (technical), economic, social and institutional (equity) aspects of their operations as factors which will affect the sustainability of their operations. Disease, product price and water quality were the three most important sustainability factors among shrimp farmers, whereas water quality, disease and extreme weather conditions were for tilapia farmers. Product price was the most cited by input service providers, hatchery operators, shrimp and tilapia producers, and processors. Both Thai and migrant shrimp farm workers perceived a better or much better-off quality of life working in shrimp farms in Thailand than in their previous occupations or status. Almost all shrimp farms meet more than what are required under the Thai labour law or the global aquaculture standards for human resources. With the importance of migrant labour in Thailand, much still needs to be done in terms of assessing the impact of their working in Thailand on their families left behind in their own countries, as well as on their communities, including status of social protection to avoid exploitation. Each stakeholder group strives to achieve sustainability so they can remain in operation in the next few years, to survive on the business individually and corporately, and to be the best provider of sustainably and ethically produced seafood for the world. The compliance to aquaculture global standards and certifications may be considered to contribute to the sustainability of operations by improving farm practices thereby reducing detrimental impacts on farm and external environments, as well as strengthening human relations with in the farm and in the community. However there are some aspects of these standards which could eliminate the small players. In this study, the large scale farms were more likely to comply with all the standards, followed by medium scale, and lastly the small scale farms. The differences in perceptions which exist among these stakeholders should be understood by every sector and efforts should be made to address them so that there is cohesiveness in giving support to achieve sustainable seafood production and trade.

Green Building Councils (GBCs) have been established in many different countries in recent years. This paper discusses the role such organizations can play in the respective construction and real estate industry and under what circumstances a GBC can contribute positively to the development of a "greener" or "more sustainable" stock of buildings. The paper investigates the main informational problem of the industry by looking at the relation between a developer and an investor from an economic point of view. We argue that the investor's uncertainty about the true quality of a building and the corresponding incentive for the developer to cheat may lock them into a prisoners' dilemma trap. The corresponding barriers for a transition toward a "greener" buildings market are analyzed. GBCs are described as institutions of economic governance that can assist the economy in overcoming these problems. They can act as third party institutions in transactions between developers and investors. By certifying the quality of a building, they can reduce the risk for the investor to be cheated by the developer and also increase the incentive to develop good quality buildings for the developer. This task, however, raises some severe management challenges for the GBCs. (author's abstract) / Series: SRE - Discussion Papers

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The thesis is focused on product certification of fireplace insert. There is described process of combustion of solid fuel and construction of fireplace insert with hot-water exchanger. The compilation of legislative requirements is compiled and confirmed by authorized test laboratory, and declaration of performance with production label with CE sign are made. In the next part, the emission requirements of European market are described, including future coming European directive. The energy label for certified product is designed.

Syfte: CEEQUAL är det enda miljöcertifieringssystemet för anläggningsbranschen som används i Sverige. Trots att systemet inte är utsatt för någon som helst konkurrens är efterfrågan av det väldigt liten. För att förstå hur arbetet med CEEQUAL utvecklats från då att en översättning av manualen gjordes till svenska 2014 var målet att genom en undersökning av entreprenadföretagens attityder, resurser och implementering av CEEQUAL bedöma klimatet för framtida CEEQUAL-projekt. Metod: Intervjuer gjordes med respondenter från fyra stora entreprenadföretag i Sverige, där två företag tidigare utfört CEEQUAL-certifierade projekt och två inte hade det. Samma frågor ställdes vid varje intervju men följdfrågor varierade beroende på respondenternas svar. Varje intervju spelades in, transkriberades och verifierades av respondenten. Intervjuerna kompletterades med litteraturstudie för att få en ännu mer omfattande bild av hur arbetet ser ut med CEEQUAL. Resultat: CEEQUAL är ett bra certifieringssystem som bidragit till olika former av utveckling inom alla representerade företag. LCA är ett bidrag som förmodligen kommer användas vid allt fler projekt. När det talas om CEEQUAL påpekas allt för ofta att CEEQUAL skulle behöva anpassas till de svenska förhållandena. En översättning gjordes men att anpassa CEEQUAL mer till svenska lagar och arbetssätt har inte kunnat göras. Detta på grund av CEEQUAL-organisationen som varit tydliga med vilka riktlinjer som ska följas vid certifieringen av CEEQUAL, något som måste respekteras om det är CEEQUAL som ska användas. Vidare anser entreprenörerna att högre miljökrav måste komma från beställarsidan. Parallellt måste en skärpt lagstiftning eller en miljöpolicy tas fram av staten för att vägleda beställare vid offentlig upphandling för att uppnå bättre miljöarbete. Konsekvenser: CEEQUAL är ett väl fungerande miljöcertifieringssystem och genom att sätta sig in i det kan man hitta delar som kan bidra till verksamheten. Det framgår att det inte görs mer än vad lagar kräver, därmed kan staten bidra genom att skärpa de lagar och regler som finns. Entreprenörerna vill utmanas och ser positivt på att det ställs högre krav på dem. Ökad kommunikation mellan aktörerna är en nyckelfaktor för att hållbarhetsarbetet ska fortsätta utvecklas. Begränsningar: Arbetet har endast inkluderat entreprenörer, då syftet har varit att spegla deras framtid med CEEQUAL. Även om det finns fler certifieringssystem för anläggning än CEEQUAL har de inte inkluderats då de inte används i Sverige. En enkätundersökning hade kunnat ge en större bredd till arbetet, men inte det djup som har krävts för att svara på frågeställningarna. Nyckelord: Attityder, CEEQUAL, entreprenadföretag, hållbar utveckling, implementering, miljöcertifieringssystem, resurser. / Purpose: CEEQUAL is the only environmental certification system adapted for civil engineering that is used in Sweden. Although the system meets no competition, the demand for it is low. In order to understand how working with CEEQUAL developed from the translation of the manual to Swedish in 2014, the aim was to assess the climate for future CEEQUAL projects by examining the entrepreneurship’s attitudes, resources and implementation of CEEQUAL. Method: Interviews were conducted with respondents from four major construction companies in Sweden, where two companies previously performed CEEQUAL certified projects and two did not. The same questions were asked at each interview but follow-up question varied depending on the respondents’ answers. Each interview was recorded, transcribed and verified by the respondent. The interviews were supplemented with literature studies to get an even more comprehensive picture of what working with CEEQUAL looks like. Findings: CEEQUAL is a good certification system that contributes to various forms of development within all represented companies. LCA is a contribution that will probably be used for more and more projects. When it comes to CEEQUAL, it is often pointed out that CEEQUAL would be adapted to Swedish conditions. A translation was made but adapting CEEQUAL more to Swedish laws and working methods has not been possible. This because the CEEQUAL organization has been clear about the guidelines to be followed in CEEQUAL certification, which must be respected if CEEQUAL is the system to be used. Furthermore, the contractors consider that higher environmental requirements must come from the clients. In parallel, a sharpened legislation or environmental policy must be developed by the state to guide procurers in public procurement in order to achieve better environmental work. Implications: CEEQUAL is a well-functioning environmental certification system and by signing into it, you can find parts that can contribute to the business. It is apparent that no action is taken than law requires, so the state can contribute by tightening the laws and regulations that exist. Entrepreneurs want to be challenged and look forward to higher demands being requested. Increased communication between actors is a key factor in ensuring that sustainability work continues to evolve. Limitations: This paper has only included entrepreneurs, as the purpose has been to reflect their future with CEEQUAL. Although there are more certification systems regarding civil engineering than CEEQUAL, they are not included as they are not used in Sweden. A survey could have provided a broader scope for the work, but not the depth required to answer the questions.