Resumo:
In this work the ISO 6241 is used to evaluate the state median education school buildings of Mogi das Cruzes, that are called Cara Nova (New Face), that were generated by the bi-reciprocal association between the architecture and the pedagogy based on the last generation design, issued by the improvement of the study of the evolution of the paulista (from the State of São Paulo) architecture of school building. The ISO 6241 – Normalization and Performance in Buildings, is part of the whole group of norms directed toward the quality management in contractor companies, and was used, in this case study applying the POE – Post-Occupancy Evaluation, a group of methods and techniques, in which a technical approach of building is done, prioritizing the final user satisfaction as a predominant factor of the product performance. The physical evaluation was done in relation to: the social convenience; the building itself; and the functionality and environmental comfort, in confront to the observations of the users with the technician focus, pointing to the main qualities and deficiencies. In conclusion this article evaluates the adequacy of the ISO 6241 to be applied in this type of building, as a tool to measure its physical performance.