ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF STRAW-BALE BUILDING
This paper is focused on general properties of straw bale as a building material which has been proven by buildings throughout the world to be an appropriate material choice. Still, there are many hesitations about using this alternative building material. The building techniques are relatively easy...
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| description | This paper is focused on general properties of straw bale as a building material which has been proven by buildings throughout the world to be an appropriate material choice. Still, there are many hesitations about using this alternative building material. The building techniques are relatively easy to learn and the performance of straw bale structures has a high value in terms of several aspects as long as general requirements are followed. The primary benefit of straw bale as a building material is its low embodied energy. It also has high thermal and sound insulation properties. Many previous research studies on straw bale building have been focused on structural stability, fire resistance and assessing moisture content in straw bales which is one of the major issues. Therefore, special attention needs to be devoted to details to insure proper building safety. Render selection is especially crucial and an extremely important step in straw bale building, not only in matters concerning moisture but also structural capacity and fire protection. A major disadvantage of straw bale construction is its lack of material research. The paper is divided into three parts in which advantages and disadvantages of such a building are discussed. In the third part, results are presented for a survey in which correspondents emphasized the advantages and disadvantages of living in a straw bale building. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-566222c74cf24a299d50c5325e990c862023-09-03T10:43:48ZengUniversity of LjubljanaAR: Arhitektura, Raziskave1580-55731581-69742014-06-01XV2014 / 12126ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF STRAW-BALE BUILDINGLarisa Brojan0Peggi L. Clouston1University of LjubljanaUniversity of MassachusettsThis paper is focused on general properties of straw bale as a building material which has been proven by buildings throughout the world to be an appropriate material choice. Still, there are many hesitations about using this alternative building material. The building techniques are relatively easy to learn and the performance of straw bale structures has a high value in terms of several aspects as long as general requirements are followed. The primary benefit of straw bale as a building material is its low embodied energy. It also has high thermal and sound insulation properties. Many previous research studies on straw bale building have been focused on structural stability, fire resistance and assessing moisture content in straw bales which is one of the major issues. Therefore, special attention needs to be devoted to details to insure proper building safety. Render selection is especially crucial and an extremely important step in straw bale building, not only in matters concerning moisture but also structural capacity and fire protection. A major disadvantage of straw bale construction is its lack of material research. The paper is divided into three parts in which advantages and disadvantages of such a building are discussed. In the third part, results are presented for a survey in which correspondents emphasized the advantages and disadvantages of living in a straw bale building.http://www.fa.uni-lj.si/filelib/9_ar/2014-1/ar2014-1-03brojan.pdfstraw balesurveybuilding |
| spellingShingle | Larisa Brojan Peggi L. Clouston ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF STRAW-BALE BUILDING AR: Arhitektura, Raziskave straw bale survey building |
| title | ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF STRAW-BALE BUILDING |
| title_full | ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF STRAW-BALE BUILDING |
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| title_short | ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF STRAW-BALE BUILDING |
| title_sort | advantages and disadvantages of straw bale building |
| topic | straw bale survey building |
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