O presente trabalho destinou-se a fazer o estado da arte dos Edifícios Inteligentes, estudando os casos mais recentes e significativos e enfatizando as tecnologias utilizadas, sejam os sistemas com os novos materiais, equipamentos, o hardware e software; sejam os serviços que tais sistemas permitem, ou ainda as ferramentas de gestão tecnológica dos sistemas, elementos estes que só podem ser viáveis em função da utilização das novas tecnologias da telemática. Para entendimento do assunto, faz-se um levantamento cronológico dos casos existentes internacional e nacionalmente até os dias atuais e uma breve definição conceitual que visa clareza na comunicação com os leitores. No estudo de casos foram pesquisados quatro edifícios localizados na grande São Paulo. Aspectos como: projetos arquitetônico, urbanístico e dos postos de trabalho (com enfoque na produção direcionada aos edifícios de escritórios); características dos sistemas e serviços de automação predial e de gestão tecnológica e empresarial foram estudados profundamente. Os edifícios inteligentes são observados como suportes de serviços altamente tecnológicos, que estabelecem contato entre o "mundo virtual" dos controles automatizados e os cidadãos, e como indutores de modificações da vida cotidiana, o que produz reflexos no espaço físico da cidade. / The present assignement is intended to produce a state of art of inteligent buildings, studying the most recent and significant cases and also emphatising the technologie utilized, systems with new materials, equipments, hardwares and softwares; or even the services allowed by such systems, yet, the tools of systems technologic management. Such elements can only be feasibles by the utilisation of new telemathic's technologies. For a good understanding of this subject, we did a chronologic survey based on nattional and international existing cases till nowadays and a brief concept definition intended to make a clear communication with the readers. On this study of cases, four buildings located at São Paulo were researched. Aspects such as architetonics, urbanistics and work stations projects(with emphasis on production directed to offices buildings), systems and service's characteristics from building automation, technologic management and entrepeneurial aspects were deeply studied. Inteligent buildings are observed as highly technological service supports with establish contact between the "virtual world" from automatized controls and citizens, and as inductores of daily life modifications, producing reflexes on the city's physical spaces.

O presente trabalho destinou-se a fazer o estado da arte dos Edifícios Inteligentes, estudando os casos mais recentes e significativos e enfatizando as tecnologias utilizadas, sejam os sistemas com os novos materiais, equipamentos, o hardware e software; sejam os serviços que tais sistemas permitem, ou ainda as ferramentas de gestão tecnológica dos sistemas, elementos estes que só podem ser viáveis em função da utilização das novas tecnologias da telemática. Para entendimento do assunto, faz-se um levantamento cronológico dos casos existentes internacional e nacionalmente até os dias atuais e uma breve definição conceitual que visa clareza na comunicação com os leitores. No estudo de casos foram pesquisados quatro edifícios localizados na grande São Paulo. Aspectos como: projetos arquitetônico, urbanístico e dos postos de trabalho (com enfoque na produção direcionada aos edifícios de escritórios); características dos sistemas e serviços de automação predial e de gestão tecnológica e empresarial foram estudados profundamente. Os edifícios inteligentes são observados como suportes de serviços altamente tecnológicos, que estabelecem contato entre o "mundo virtual" dos controles automatizados e os cidadãos, e como indutores de modificações da vida cotidiana, o que produz reflexos no espaço físico da cidade. / The present assignement is intended to produce a state of art of inteligent buildings, studying the most recent and significant cases and also emphatising the technologie utilized, systems with new materials, equipments, hardwares and softwares; or even the services allowed by such systems, yet, the tools of systems technologic management. Such elements can only be feasibles by the utilisation of new telemathic's technologies. For a good understanding of this subject, we did a chronologic survey based on nattional and international existing cases till nowadays and a brief concept definition intended to make a clear communication with the readers. On this study of cases, four buildings located at São Paulo were researched. Aspects such as architetonics, urbanistics and work stations projects(with emphasis on production directed to offices buildings), systems and service's characteristics from building automation, technologic management and entrepeneurial aspects were deeply studied. Inteligent buildings are observed as highly technological service supports with establish contact between the "virtual world" from automatized controls and citizens, and as inductores of daily life modifications, producing reflexes on the city's physical spaces.

This research is predicated in the firm conviction that the quality of education is dependent upon the quality of teachers. Teachers as the bedrock of education must participate actively and conscientiously in their intellectual growth through various forms of INSET discussed in the research. From an international comparative perspective DE as a strategy of INSET is deemed as the most functional, if not prudent and efficacious educational experience for the upgrading and improvement of the qualifications of teachers. In this research the origin of DE in terms of its antecedents and evolution, the raison d'etre and the advantages and limitations of DE are adumbrated in order to focus on the complexity and diversity of DE. As part of the conceptual and theoretical framework various terms used synonymously with DE are considered. A syntagma of principles providing a utilitarian and pragmatic connotation for DE is then postulated. Selected theories relevant to DE provide the synthesis for theoretical perspectives. The typology of DE institutions comprising autonomous, dedicated providers of DE and those that are mixed or hybrid or dual mode systems is analyzed. In koeping with the theme of educational borrowing fundamental to comparative education studies provision of DE by the UKOU and AU for developed countries, IGNOU and the ZINTEC model for developing countries is discussed. National examples are UNISA, Vista University and SACTE. The provincial institutions discussed are the former SCE, NCE, UCFE and the newly formed SACOL. General and specific recommendations for the provision of DE programmes for the upgrading and improvement of the qualifications of teachers in the Province of KwaZulu-Natal are adumbrated. By way of conclusion, it is iterated that the provision of DE for the upgrading and improvement of the qualifications of teachers is irrefragably xxvii the quintessential factor in the new generation of teacher education and a pivotal element for INSET. / Educational Studies / D. Ed. (Comparative Education)

This research is predicated in the firm conviction that the quality of education is dependent upon the quality of teachers. Teachers as the bedrock of education must participate actively and conscientiously in their intellectual growth through various forms of INSET discussed in the research. From an international comparative perspective DE as a strategy of INSET is deemed as the most functional, if not prudent and efficacious educational experience for the upgrading and improvement of the qualifications of teachers. In this research the origin of DE in terms of its antecedents and evolution, the raison d'etre and the advantages and limitations of DE are adumbrated in order to focus on the complexity and diversity of DE. As part of the conceptual and theoretical framework various terms used synonymously with DE are considered. A syntagma of principles providing a utilitarian and pragmatic connotation for DE is then postulated. Selected theories relevant to DE provide the synthesis for theoretical perspectives. The typology of DE institutions comprising autonomous, dedicated providers of DE and those that are mixed or hybrid or dual mode systems is analyzed. In koeping with the theme of educational borrowing fundamental to comparative education studies provision of DE by the UKOU and AU for developed countries, IGNOU and the ZINTEC model for developing countries is discussed. National examples are UNISA, Vista University and SACTE. The provincial institutions discussed are the former SCE, NCE, UCFE and the newly formed SACOL. General and specific recommendations for the provision of DE programmes for the upgrading and improvement of the qualifications of teachers in the Province of KwaZulu-Natal are adumbrated. By way of conclusion, it is iterated that the provision of DE for the upgrading and improvement of the qualifications of teachers is irrefragably xxvii the quintessential factor in the new generation of teacher education and a pivotal element for INSET. / Educational Studies / D. Ed. (Comparative Education)