By and large,straw is not considered to be a building material,yet in comparison with traditional materials,building with straw bales is definitely more energy-efficient,eco-friendly,and low-cost;qualities that are de...By and large,straw is not considered to be a building material,yet in comparison with traditional materials,building with straw bales is definitely more energy-efficient,eco-friendly,and low-cost;qualities that are desirable in sustainable buildings.This paper presents information on three different straw bales buildings at the Kerkenes Eco-Center,which is located in the village of Sahmuratli in central Anatolia,Turkey.The first of these was constructed with load-bearing straw bale walls;the second with straw bales as infill in a timber-frame structure;while the third utilized straw bales in combination with Autoclave Aerated Concrete(AAC)blocks.This last was a hybrid wall construction that has been tried for the first time to take advantage of the thermal-insulation property of straw combined with the humidity-regulating property of mud plaster inside and the weather-resistance property of AAC outside.These three buildings are being monitored for their temperature and humidity variances with the help of data loggers;this data is also presented herein.展开更多
文摘By and large,straw is not considered to be a building material,yet in comparison with traditional materials,building with straw bales is definitely more energy-efficient,eco-friendly,and low-cost;qualities that are desirable in sustainable buildings.This paper presents information on three different straw bales buildings at the Kerkenes Eco-Center,which is located in the village of Sahmuratli in central Anatolia,Turkey.The first of these was constructed with load-bearing straw bale walls;the second with straw bales as infill in a timber-frame structure;while the third utilized straw bales in combination with Autoclave Aerated Concrete(AAC)blocks.This last was a hybrid wall construction that has been tried for the first time to take advantage of the thermal-insulation property of straw combined with the humidity-regulating property of mud plaster inside and the weather-resistance property of AAC outside.These three buildings are being monitored for their temperature and humidity variances with the help of data loggers;this data is also presented herein.
