Social Life Cycle Assessment of three companies of the furniture sector

Given the high amount of resources consumed and waste generated by the construction industry it was identified the need to seek for constructive systems that take into account three aspects of sustainable development - economic, social and environmental - in a balanced way. This paper aims at comparing through sustainability assessment in different industrialized building systems to the conventional system which are used in the construction of social housing in Brazil. An assessment that provides a way to improve production processes for sustainability of buildings is looked for, stimulating lower environmental impact, meeting the needs and providing conditions for their employees and users in the best cost/benefit ratio. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V.