Straw Buildings: A Good Compromise between Environmental Sustainability and Energy-Economic Savings
Some straw buildings, which combine eco-sustainability with versatility, low cost, and fast construction times, have recently been built in Northern Italy. In this work, the technologies used to build straw houses are presented, and the characteristics of the raw materials, the straw bales, and the...
Main Authors: | Guglielmina Mutani, Cristina Azzolino, Maurizio Macrì, Stefania Mancuso |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-04-01
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Series: | Applied Sciences |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/10/8/2858 |
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