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Theoretical basis
The theoretical basis included several activities before and during the workshop. Preparation
classes were conducted as Pre-workshop activities, with classes in Melbourne for the UniMelb students and in São Carlos for the students from Brazil. In Melbourne, students attended six classes
with Prof. Masa Noguchi, which included a ZEMCH introductory lecture, the Code for Sustainable
Homes (UK Code, BRE Global, 2010) lecture and exercises, and the demonstration and training of
simulation tools for energy analyses. In Brazil, a preparation class was given by tutors Akemi Ino,
Karin Chvatal, Kelen Dornelles and Lucia Shimbo to Brazilian students. The classes comprehended
an introduction about the ZEMCH subject and the energy analysis programs.
The first day of the workshop included an introduction as part of the Theoretical Basis. The main
subjects discussed were ZEMCH concept, Social housing production system in Brazil (PMCMV),
and different construction systems for social housing in Brazil. The students from UniMelb presented the Code for Sustainable Homes (CSH) and Prof. Noguchi explained the environmental
simulation tools for the energy analysis.
The second day was devoted to the Site and Function Analysis. The Site analysis was based on a
site visit in São Carlos, as part of the Theoretical Basis. Students and tutors visited the Abdelnur
Residential, with 1032 houses constructed with Cast-in-place concrete walls (Figures 2 and 3). The
visit was part of the theoretical knowledge for the identification of needs and lacks regarding the
housing design development adapted to the Brazilian reality.

Figure 2: Visit to Abdelnur Residential in São Carlos.

Figure 3: Site analysis from group D.

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