An empirical analysis of straw house heat loss

Abstract

The paper presents one of ecological building methods using local stocks straws. The straw bale building was first developed in America during the 1800's and is a technique that is rapidly gaining popularity today in the world and in Lithuania, too. There is given information about innovative, environmentally-friendly building ideas, which would not be only cheaper than other popular products used in the building, but healthier for people. It would share the good thermal behavior. The research object - Straw bale single family house. The comparison of energy inputs of a building with different types of the building shapes.