ABSTRACT
Wood as a building material has always been present in the development of society. It is a material that can practically be found during all stages of the construction and the construction industry is one of the sectors that has higher consumption of this feature. In Mossoro-RN, the construction industry is an important sector of the economy, causing an intense wood consumption. It is possible to see the urban growth of the city just walking through the main neighborhoods in development, which are real construction sites. This research aims to evaluate the main uses of wood by the civil construction of the city of Mossoro-RN, the main wood species used and the final destination that is given to the waste generated by its use. The information was collected through survey data with companies that sell wood and construction companies in the city. It was observed that the wood is used more as a temporary item than a permanent item in the construction, where it is applied almost exclusively as material for roofing and wood frames. The wood consumption for construction in Mossoró has a preference to the use of Maçaranduba wood (Manilkara sp), a tropical wood originating from the Pará state, however some wood shops had already start to negotiated wood from planted forests from Minas Gerais and Paraná states. Nowadays, the wood waste is collected by specialized companies. Still, there isn't an awareness about recycling and reuse of this kind of material, especially among the construction companies in Mossoró.
Keywords
construction; wood waste; wood commerce