Estrategias de mitigación para reducir el impacto ambiental negativo en viviendas VIS en Pasto, Colombia

Abstract

The construction sector generates a high environmental impact, particularly in the Carlos Pizarro neighborhood in San Juan de Pasto. This study assesses the environmental impact of single-family social housing using the Eco-Indicator 99, a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) tool aligned with ISO 14040 standards. The environmental burden of materials was quantified, and the most polluting ones were identified and proposed as more sustainable alternatives with a lower impact. Sustainable construction strategies were also integrated to improve natural resource management. The current and proposed housing models were compared, and a comparative evaluation section with similar cases was incorporated to analyze the feasibility of the methodology.. The study concludes that the environmental impact is closely linked to specific materials. It recommends the application of LCA in future research, focusing on housing of the same typology to obtain comparable and meaningful results hat support sustainable decision-making.