The use of natural fibres on architecture : the local economy and the arts and ...

• Author(s): Davico, Alex ; Mendonça, Paulo
• Date: 2010
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/1822/27236
• Origin: RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho
• Subject(s): Natural fibres on architecture; Local economy
• Document Type: Conference Object
• Language: English

Description

This paper present a research work about sustainability of construction, based on the use of natural fibre materials on architecture. Several aspects will be presented and discussed, regarding social, economical and environmental issues. The objective is to propose an increased use of natural fibres on exterior facade walls of buildings, using as model the vernacular architecture. Wall typologies will be presented from an historical; a state of art and also suggesting future expected developments. The proposed façade wall types using natural fibres will be compared with the conventional hollow brick walls mostly used in Portuguese contemporary construction. The history of using natural fibres in Portugal, related with the geographic conditions and the available resources will also be described and some examples shown. Moreover, it will be pointed out the importance of the use of natural fibres on the local economy.