Estudo da eficiência energética dos terminais de passageiros do Aeroporto Internacional Porto Alegre/Salgado Filho pelo método Procel Edifica

Abstract

An important action for sustainability is the reduction of energy consumption, seeking to achieve the energy efficiency of buildings. Airports have progressively incorporated commercial and leisure operations that bring them closer to shopping centers, with an increase in energy consumption for artificial lighting and environmental conditioning considering the operation 24/7. However, energy efficiency plans are often not developed. Salgado Filho International Airport, located in Porto Alegre, southern Brazil, has about 100,000 aircraft operations, between landings and takeoffs, per year, which represents 4% of the national movement. In this context, this study aims to evaluate the energy efficiency of the mentioned airport. This work uses as a parameter the Brazilian certification PROCEL Edifica. Energy consumption data from two years of airport operation were collected. Energy efficiency was evaluated through technical conditions of buildings and operating systems, followed by analysis and classification by PROCEL Constructs method. The results pointed to the overall classification of the building as C at terminal 1 and classification A at terminal 2. Lighting and air conditioning systems were rated below level A and from the identification of unmet items of the method, actions were proposed to reduce energy consumption at the airport with the analysis of the economic viability of these proposals.