User:JKDegeorgeo/Sustainable architecture

Natural products[edit]
'''The use of natural building materials for their sustainable qualities is at the basis of vernacular architecture. Regional architectural styles develop over generations, utilizing local materials. This practice reduces transportation and production emissions. Regenerative sources, use of waste material, and the ability to reuse are sustainable qualities of timber, thatching, and stone and clay.''' Laminated timber products, straw, and stone are low carbon construction materials with major potential for scalability. Timber products can sequester carbon, while stone has a low extraction energy. Straw, including straw-bale construction, sequesters carbon while providing a high level of insulation. High thermal performance of natural materials contribute to regulating interior conditions without the use of modern technologies.

The uses of timber, straw, and stone in sustainable architecture were the subject of a major exhibit at the UK's Design Museum.