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Group A, formed by Brazilian students who had already worked with constructive systems in their
Master or PhD research, brought a better solution to the definition of the constructive system
they worked with (Fig. 10).

Figure 10 - Group A - prefabricated system components.
Function analysis
The time devoted to the function analysis was enough for each group to brainstorm their ideas,
structure the diagram, construct the evaluation criteria scoring matrix and present the results.
During the brainstorming process, the tutors and assistants visited each group to encourage them
and clarify doubts. The function analysis guided the students during the design stage and helped
them to be more efficient during this process. The priorities established were clearly reflected in
their final design (an example is shown in Fig. 11). As one of the priorities was “reductions in the
house purchase costs”, they performed a cost analysis of roof solutions that led to the cheapest
solution without compromising energy efficiency.

Figure 11 - Analysis of the cost of different roof solutions (group B).

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