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    Straw in architecture: traditions and future
    (Видавництво Львівської політехніки, 2017-12-23) Pivtorak, Yuliya; Bilinska, Oksana; Lviv Polytechnic National University
    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 the advantages of straw when comparing the characteristics of straw and bricks in buildingmaterials systems.
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    The use of natural materials in environmental architecture
    (Lviv Polytechnic Publishing House, 2016) Pivtorak, Yuliya; Bilinska, Oksana; Lviv Polytechnic National University
    This report analyzes the ecological use of natural materials in construction activity in a historical context. We discovered the concept of eco-style, ecological architecture and object eco-design. It is shown an outstanding contribution of contemporary architects in the development of ecostyle on the examples of their projects. We displayed the usage of secure ecological materials such as wood, stone, clay (bricks) in creation of outstanding masterpieces of world architecture in different epochs. It is shown advantages of eco materials and disadvantages of hazardous materials (in terms of building materials ecology) for use in modern construction and reconstruction and restoration of historical buildings.