Abstract
ABSTRACT Using face-to-face interviews and semi-structured questionnaires with timber housing developers, this study assed the perceptions of respective industries about government stimuli and public policies towards timber construction in Brazil. Four questions were developed under qualitative aspects, which were percentually measured to enable a response comparative. Thereby, 107 of 210 companies were evaluated here. Under statistical view, this sampling revealed a margin of error acceptable and next to the ideal condition. Results suggest that current policies have been apparently restrictive. Timber house producers still are dependant on strategies for whole national segments, whose scope does not promote both local cleaner industries and those focused on sustainable solutions such as from this studied sector. Tax cuts and exemptions for greener products could be an efficient alternative to incentive this production sector, and promote these sustainable timber houses. The creation of assertive public policies could attract more investors and developers to expand this industry and other forest-timber sectors and, consequently, contribute to reduce the housing shortage in Brazil.
Highlights
Diversification of the wood utilisation is gaining importance worldwide, whereas replaces nonrenewable resources (Longue Jr and Colodette, 2013)
This paper aimed to evaluate the access by timber housing industry concerning possible incentives and policies from the support of the Brazilian government
Semi-structured questionnaire was developed by a managing group and personally applied to entrepreneurs from the timber housing sector in Brazil (De Araujo et al, 2018a,b,c, 2019)
Summary
Diversification of the wood utilisation is gaining importance worldwide, whereas replaces nonrenewable resources (Longue Jr and Colodette, 2013). Contemporary default construction raw materials – namely concrete and steel – are the main carbon generators, and timber product utilization provides a technically, economically and environmentally viable alternative (Xia et al 2014). Wood-based constructions have secular applications, but only recently have scientists and professionals begun to recognize their potential to stave off global warming (Tollefson, 2017). Timber housing emerges as the most valuable and viable alternative to replace masonry houses (De Araujo et al, 2016b). Governmental support for construction industry in Brazil. Housing shortage is a greater public challenge in Brazil, in terms of the need to supply the required number of dwellings (Berr et al, 2015). Local housing policies have proven to be not so effective, since the intention to fulfil social functions does not materialize into actions (Ribeiro and Moreira, 2014)
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