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Diploma thesis 2011Civil Engineeringeko materijali · energetsko varčno · hiša

CONSTRUCTION OF ENERGY-EFFICIENT PREFABRICATED HOUSES WITH ECO MATERIALS

In the construction of timber prefabricated houses, the panel system is most commonly used, in which linear elements made of solid timber provide the load-bearing capacity and stability of the structure.

Cvetka BratušekGradbeništvo · module Gradbeništvo · supervisor Benedikt Boršič · defence december 2011
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AuthorCvetka Bratušek
SupervisorBenedikt Boršič
ModuleCivil EngineeringCivil Engineering
Employer / clientAcademia
Year2011december 2011
About the project

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An energy-efficient house built with eco materials represents a design that considers the selection of materials and construction technologies that are friendly to people and the environment and have no negative impact on the environment throughout their entire life cycle. The essence of energy-efficient ecological construction is the selection of appropriate ecological materials, the use of renewable energy sources for heating, and adaptation to the environment through proper design and orientation of the house, which contributes to passive heating in winter and cooling in summer.

Solution and Method

An energy-efficient house built with eco materials represents a design that considers the selection of materials and construction technologies that are friendly to people and the environment and have no negative impact on the environment throughout their entire life cycle. The essence of energy-efficient ecological construction is the selection of appropriate ecological materials, the use of renewable energy sources for heating, and adaptation to the environment through proper design and orientation of the house, which contributes to passive heating in winter and cooling in summer. In the construction of ** timber prefabricated houses**, the panel system is most commonly used, in which linear elements made of solid timber provide the load-bearing capacity and stability of the structure.

The rigidity of the structure is enhanced by cladding on both sides, such as OSB boards and gypsum-fibre boards. In the assembly of individual structural elements, such as external walls, ceilings, and roof structures, the correct selection and sequence of materials is important. The thermal envelope of the house is energy-efficient with properly installed thermal insulation of appropriate thickness, with the installation of a vapour barrier that maintains the thermal insulation properties of the thermal insulation and the airtightness of the entire building envelope, and with the installation of energy-efficient building joinery with shading devices.

An ecological energy-efficient house is the house of the future, as the era of energy abundance is coming to an end, making it essential to reduce energy consumption or increase the use of energy from renewable sources.

Construction of a prefabricated house with ecological materials on a building site
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