Natural Building Materials

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Department of Architectural Engineering

Synopsis:

The aim of the subject Raw Natural Materials is to provide complex overview of natural based structural materials, technologies and structures for contemporary building structures. The aim to decrease carbon footprint of building structures leads to the need of environmental efficient structures. Using raw natural materials is one of the possible solutions.

Requirements:

It is recommended to pass basion courses on building structures and building physics.

Syllabus of lectures:

1.Natural Materials environmental and social context

2.Natural Materials complex overview

3.Load bearing and partition structures based on natural silicate materials

4.Load bearing and partition structures based on materials of vegetable origin

5.Celling and roof structures from natural materials. Foundations.

6.Building envelope based on natural materials 1 complex overview. external walls.

7.Building envelope based on natural materials 2 Roof. Floor. Structural details.

8.Earthen structures and internal microclimate.

9.Natural materials for building completion and finishing.

10.Environmental quality of natural materials.

11.Environmental assessment of the building.

12.Students presentation

13.Credit hour

Syllabus of tutorials:

No seminars

Study Objective:

The aim of the subject is to provide complex overview of natural based materials, their properties and structural applications in building structures.

Study materials:

? Márton, J. a kol.: Stavby ze slaměných balíků. 2018. ISBN: 978-80-260-5713-0

? Kolb, J.: Dřevostavby. Systém nosných konstrukcí, obvodové pláště. Grada 2008. ISBN: 978-80-247-2275-7

? Chybík, J.: Přírodní stavební materiály. Grada 2009. ISBN: 978-80-247-2532-1

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Further information:

https://kps.fsv.cvut.cz/index.php?lmut=cz&part=vyuka&sub=typ&type=v&kod=124XPSM

No time-table has been prepared for this course

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