dc.creator | Cataldo-Born, Matías; Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez | |
dc.creator | Araya-Letelier, Gerardo; Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez | |
dc.creator | Pabón Pereira, Claudia; Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez | |
dc.date | 2017-02-04 | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-05-03T12:19:39Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-05-03T12:19:39Z | |
dc.identifier | http://revistadelaconstruccion.uc.cl/index.php/rdlc/article/view/536 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://revistaschilenas.uchile.cl/handle/2250/83828 | |
dc.description | In Chile there is a social-housing deficit that needs to be addressed hopefully with solutions that increase habitability and environmental benefits. This paper addresses the benefits of using Earthbag Building system a possibility for new social housing in Chile. A complete literature review presents details on its widespread use around the world, the motivations and obstacles for Earthbag building system use in Chile. In particular, the results of a case study where the evaluation of sustainable performance of a social house built with Earthbags is compared with conventional construction practices based upon energy, costs and CO2 emissions. It is concluded that a social Earthbag building performs equally to a Reinforced Brick Masonry House in terms of CO2 emissions but can save up to 20% energy during its Life Cycle. Most importantly, it has been shown can also bring 49.5% savings in initial investment costs and savings of 38.3% over the Life Cycle Cost as compared to the conventional brick reinforced masonry social house. In Chile, there is a need for a normative framework that allows for guidance on the safe use of the technique in order to be able to fully take advantage of its benefits. | en-US |
dc.format | application/pdf | |
dc.language | eng | |
dc.publisher | PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE | en-US |
dc.relation | http://revistadelaconstruccion.uc.cl/index.php/rdlc/article/view/536/147 | |
dc.source | Revista de la Construcción. Journal of Construction; Vol 15, No 3 (2016): Revista de la Construcción. Journal of Construction; 17-26 | en-US |
dc.source | 0718-915X | |
dc.source | 0717-7925 | |
dc.title | Obstacles and motivations for Earthbag Social-Housing in Chile: energy, environment, economic and codes implications | en-US |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion | |
dc.type | Peer-reviewed Article | en-US |