Resumo:
The present dissertation stems from the analysis of a complex and multifaceted reality that constitutes the focal problem: the housing crisis in Brazil. The Construction Industry demonstrates inefficient performance both environmentally and socially, particularly concerning its social function of providing the basic right to adequate housing for low-income populations. Governmental intervention has also been unsuccessful in addressing the Brazilian housing problem, historically marked by poorly planned and disjointed housing policies destined for failure over the past 100 years. The most recent report on Brazil's housing Deficit indicates that, in 2019, there were 5,876 million missing households. This situation worsened with the Covid-19 pandemic, which left more than 700 thousand Brazilians dead and 31,421 families evicted amidst the public health crisis. The performance of the Construction Industry and Social Housing programs urgently require reassessment across all dimensions. Therefore, this work aims to explore a potential solution to the problem through the Sociotechnical Adaptation of construction technology and its social applications. Through a literature review and critical analysis based on the studied theories, whose results are systematized through a SWOT matrix, the efficiency of the Brazilian earth construction system, Hiperadobe, is intended to be verified. Additionally, the Open Source Software Bibliometrix was used for a qualitative-quantitative analysis of the current academic production on the topic, revealing a significant research gap regarding the intersection between Construction Industry, Housing Deficit, Sociotechnical Adaptation, and Hiperadobe, highlighting the originality and relevance of this work. Finally, it is concluded that Hiperadobe is an example of Social Technology resulting from the ongoing Sociotechnical Adaptation process within the Construction Industry, representing a potentially powerful ally in combating the housing deficit.
