ATHOS Project - TECHNICAL ADVISORY FOR HOUSING OF SOCIAL ORIGIN

The proposal consists of carrying out actions of an interdisciplinary, intersectoral and interinstitutional nature in which it proposes to act against the impacts of COVID-19 for the population living in a situation of social vulnerability. Within the scope of Social Interest Housing (HIS), it contemplates the constitutional rights to health, housing and the city, which have been compromised in the face of urban socio-spatial segregation, strangulation of infrastructure and environmental degradation. Low-income families are exposed to precarious, unsanitary and overcrowded conditions in their homes, which increases their vulnerability to contamination by COVID-19. It is understood that the increase in the transmission of zoonoses is related, among other aspects, to the pattern of occupation of the territory of cities with a significant advance over the natural environment. The dynamics of transmission of infectious diseases in humans and animals has been influenced by this expansion of urbanization, which results in the fragmentation of natural habitat, with an impact on ecosystems. Relevant factors are the priorities of the public police for urban development, as well as the technological options and urban models that are offered for territorial planning. Because they are conceived in a way that is detached from socioeconomic conditions and the local site, they add additional risks to the population. When approaching HIS in the face of this development model and the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for plans and actions in two aspects is highlighted: • The improvement of housing conditions for the population living in precarious situations; • The fixation of families in the consolidated urban fabric, in order to reduce the housing demand that results in the expansion of urbanization over the natural environment and the consequent impact on the transmission of zoonoses. It is intended to contribute in this direction by acting in extension, research and innovation, contemplating: technical assistance for construction, expansion or improvement of housing; qualification of the urban environment; investigation of the adequacy of housing solutions and construction systems adopted for HIS; innovation in solutions and constructive technologies for HIS. The articulation of these initiatives will mitigate the precarious and vulnerable conditions of this population through 5 (five) lines of action: HOUSING IMPROVEMENTS (MH): Individual assistance to families appointed by CODHAB, residing in São Sebastião / DF. Consultation on needs and expectations. Technical diagnosis of the residence with priority for health, structural safety and accessibility. Definition of interventions to be carried out, consolidated in projects and budget for the execution of the works. URBAN QUALIFICATION (QU): Addressing the impacts of urbanism on health and the natural environment, spanning HIS, basic sanitation and the landscape. Intervention in public spaces with approximation and articulation of the population involved through participatory research from the point of view of critical-social analysis of intersectoral policies and environmental balance. TRAINING FOR THE CONSTRUCTIVE PROCESS (CPC): Improvement of the process of self-construction of residences and qualification of the target audience for their better insertion in the job market. Didactic procedures specific to the profile of the participants with provision of guidance booklets in thematic volumes: 1) Reading of the project, 2) Structure, 3) Masonry, 4) Roof, 5) Building installations, 6) Cladding, and 7) Demolitions. Awareness and awareness of the impacts of human actions on the natural environment. PERFORMANCE OF HOUSING SOLUTIONS (DSH): Research on the adequacy of housing solutions produced through HIS programs in the Federal District. It includes the assessment of different forms of housing assistance, including the production of housing units, resettlements or land regularization. The analysis of the project design of housing developments considers the urban and architectural scales, as well as the user satisfaction approach. CONSTRUCTIVE TECHNOLOGIES (TC): Research and innovation in industrialized construction systems for HIS, considering the optimization of investments and agility in the production process, with reduction of environmental impacts resulting from construction residues. It is considered that the housing of low-income families takes place gradually with changes and additions made in response to the dynamics of family composition and daily life, requiring compatibility with the conventional system, which is dominated by this public. As research hypotheses, residences were identified at Vila Tecnológica do Distrito Federal with situations of constructive precariousness resulting from the inadequacy of additions. Consolidation of research and innovation in scientific articles in relevant journals in the area, Academic and interinstitutional exchange between research networks is considered fundamental. In this sense, the responsible team, with specific training for the different lines of action, is composed of professors from the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, from the Institutes of Biological Sciences (Department of Zoology) and Human Sciences (Department of Social Service) and from the Center Research Center for Housing at the Center for Advanced Multidisciplinary Studies (NPH / CEAM / UnB). It involves the Research Group "Urban Environmental Management" (PPG / FAU / UnB), the Computational Simulation Group of the Built Environment (SICAC / FAU / UnB) and the Construction Laboratory (LABCON / FAU / UnB). The School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Federal University of Goiás (EECA / UFG) is a partner in housing improvement actions. The extension actions are established under the Technical Cooperation Agreement (ACT) signed between UnB and the Housing Development Company of the Federal District (CODHAB / DF), involving the availability, by the Company, of resources such as construction materials and labor to carry out works in the homes of the families served.