Eine Plattform für die Wissenschaft: Bauingenieurwesen, Architektur und Urbanistik
Eine Plattform für die Wissenschaft: Bauingenieurwesen, Architektur und Urbanistik
STRAW BALE BUILDING AND ITS' ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE
Known for its advantages in sustainability, accessibility, human health and cost, it is gaining recent attention from green building advocates and from the housing industry in general. usually, for such a building technique, the potential owner is personally and intimately involved in the process of planning as well as constructing the building. decisions and design solutions are in accord with the investors' persuasions, financial ability and life philosophy. in the end, however, cost is often the most significant factor in key decisions and, because it is a purely quantitative guideline, it can easily overwhelm the more subjective factors (lacinski, 2000: 54). (1994: 36), suggests that straw bale houses with significant owner-builder labor may cost significantly less than a conventional type home with similar owner labor when various alternative materials and methods are used. the author presents two owner-builder labor arrangements: 1) the layout and excavation, concrete, electrical, and plumbing are subcontracted, a full time qualified supervisor is hired, and the resident family and friends provide the rest of the labor, and 2) all construction is delivered by the contractor. a life cycle cost analysis was conducted for a time period of 30 years for a dwelling with 130 m2 living area. results suggest that 83 % savings could be had with an owner-built home over a conventional home (Steen et. al. 1994: 39). For this, a case study was conducted on a single family house in radomlje, Slovenia. costs are itemized for the entire Sbb process where cost categorization is...
STRAW BALE BUILDING AND ITS' ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE
Known for its advantages in sustainability, accessibility, human health and cost, it is gaining recent attention from green building advocates and from the housing industry in general. usually, for such a building technique, the potential owner is personally and intimately involved in the process of planning as well as constructing the building. decisions and design solutions are in accord with the investors' persuasions, financial ability and life philosophy. in the end, however, cost is often the most significant factor in key decisions and, because it is a purely quantitative guideline, it can easily overwhelm the more subjective factors (lacinski, 2000: 54). (1994: 36), suggests that straw bale houses with significant owner-builder labor may cost significantly less than a conventional type home with similar owner labor when various alternative materials and methods are used. the author presents two owner-builder labor arrangements: 1) the layout and excavation, concrete, electrical, and plumbing are subcontracted, a full time qualified supervisor is hired, and the resident family and friends provide the rest of the labor, and 2) all construction is delivered by the contractor. a life cycle cost analysis was conducted for a time period of 30 years for a dwelling with 130 m2 living area. results suggest that 83 % savings could be had with an owner-built home over a conventional home (Steen et. al. 1994: 39). For this, a case study was conducted on a single family house in radomlje, Slovenia. costs are itemized for the entire Sbb process where cost categorization is...
STRAW BALE BUILDING AND ITS' ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVE
Larisa Brojan (Autor:in) / Peggi L Clouston
2017
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
Budgets , Straw , Buildings , Lifetime , Ecotourism , Timber , Economics , Building construction
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