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Advantages of natural building materials

The work presents a straw as natural building material that place major emphasis on sustainability and there are no constrains to be implemented in Croatia. The way of achieving sustainability through natural building materials focus on durability and the use of minimally- processed, plentiful or renewable resources, as well as those which, while recycled or salvaged, produce healthy living environments and maintain indoor air quality. It is shown that straw has high insulation level and very good noise and fire resistance, as well as good static characteristics. The work also presented thermal efficiency of straw bale walls. It means that long term running costs can be much lower than conventional types of building and the dependence on fossil fuels can be reduced.

natural buildnig material; strawbale; energy consumption; thermal conductivity

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