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Estudio de Caso: Casas Este y Oeste

East House and West House are two single-family dwellings, each roughly 70m2 in floor area with an additional semi-enclosed porch area of a further 70m2. They are located in a small village in eastern Cantabria. They were built during 2015-18, with a low cost and low environmental impact, using principally local and natural materials and volunteer labour. Both houses have a timber frame built with locally sourced eucalyptus timber, harvested less than 2km from the… Leer más »Estudio de Caso: Casas Este y Oeste

Materiales Reciclados en la Construcción

The use of recycled materials in building is increasingly common. As well as having a lower environmental footprint, recycled materials can help cut costs; and the special texture of materials that have already lived a former life provides a unique feel to a building. On the other hand, there may be some sacrifices to be made in uniformity and speed when working with recycled materials. Recycled materials for building come in two main types. First,… Leer más »Materiales Reciclados en la Construcción

Paja en la construcción sostenible

Straw—the dried stems of grasses, reeds and other plants—is used worldwide in traditional building, especially in thatched roofs, like this one from Polynesia. Straw, like wood, stores carbon from the atmosphere in the building envelope and thus contributes to making carbon-neutral buildings. As a waste product of cereal production, straw is often burnt, tilled into the soil, or simply left to rot in the fields. So its use in building can lead to both ecological… Leer más »Paja en la construcción sostenible

La madera como material de construcción sostenible

Wood is an abundant natural material that’s widely used in both traditional and innovative ways. It can be used in almost every part of the building, from foundation piles to roofing, floors to structural members to wall cladding. Wood has been used in building for thousands of years, especially in regions of the world that have abundant forests. See, for example:  the medieval stave churches of Norway: the temple architecture of Japan, including the world’s… Leer más »La madera como material de construcción sostenible

La Tierra como Material de Construcción

Of all natural building materials, probably the most common, but one that is frequently overlooked, is earth. For most of human history, earth has been the most widespread building material in the world. It’s been estimated that between one-third and one-half of all human beings live in houses built out of earth.     Earth has been used to build everything from humble huts to massive structures like the famous earth mosque of Djenné in… Leer más »La Tierra como Material de Construcción

Introducción a los materiales de construcción naturales y reciclados

More sustainable construction materials include those obtained from natural sources, such as the rammed-earth walls of this building in Nepal (above), as well as recycled materials, like the doors used to clad this 10-storey block in South Korea. Well into the twentieth century, the vast majority of buildings in the world continued to be built by hand using mainly natural materials obtained locally, such as earth, stone, wood, and grass. It wasn’t until the late… Leer más »Introducción a los materiales de construcción naturales y reciclados

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