doi:10.3850/978-981-08-7920-4_S4-H05-cd

ABSTRACT

The green architecture or green design is an approach to building that reduces negative effects on human health and the environment. The architects or designers of green buildings attempt to protect air, water and earth by choosing environmentally-friendly building materials and construction practices and they demonstrate how less means more quality living. This paper provides information about possible impacts of building materials on environment and data about values of three basic indicators: GlobalWarming Potential (GWP), Primary Energy of nonrenewable resources (PEI_non), Acidification Potential (AP) for compared thermal insulations and point out that material on vegetable base are the most advantageous. There is an information about advantages straw bales houses and one passive house with thermal insulation from straw bales is evaluated in respect of environment. By build of these houses it is possible to prove that low cost, low impact, high energy-effective and high aesthetics can go hand in hand.

Keywords: Environment, Carbon dioxide, PEI_non, GWP, AP, Straw bales houses.

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