The study has analyzed the use of natural and ecofriendly material – straw – in construction activities. The history of straw housebuilding, construction methods of straw, advantages and disadvantages of straw houses were considered. Examples of practical application of wood-straw panels, their production technology are given. The were shown mistakes made during the construction of tje straw house (the danger of straw decay, mice, difficulties with hanging heavy furniture elements on the walls, unplanned during the design of the frame, the protection of plastered walls from wetting in the process of use) and the methods of their removal or early prediction and resolution. There was considered the stage construction of a country house with straw for 50 days. The were presented foreign and domestic examples of eco-houses with straw: their constructive and planning solution. And also shown theadvantages of straw when comparing the characteristics of straw and bricks in buildingmaterials systems.
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