Construction Techniques and Detailing for Romanian Paiantă Houses: An Engineering Perspective

Duţu, Andreea; Niste, Mihai; Craifaleanu, Iolanda‐Gabriela; Gingirof, Marina

doi:10.3390/su15021344

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“…Another explanation for this is the older age of the barn-dwellings. Our findings are supported by Dutu et al (2023), who showed that the most of the damage and degradations that occur in almost all traditional timber houses are related to water infiltrations and humidity -the wall, roof and foundation are in contact with the highest moisture loads. Although houses with a different basic typology, these structures have been determined also by other studies to be the most vulnerable.…”

Section: Studied Houses and The Main Vulnerable Structuressupporting

confidence: 87%

Technical State, Renovation Need and Performance of Renovation Solutions of Estonian Wooden Log Houses

Põdra,

Allas,

Ruus

et al. 2024

sace

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The wooden log house serves as a prevalent architectural archetype in rural regions of several Nordic and Baltic countries. To ensure the long-lasting nature of these buildings, proper maintenance is imperative. However, in order to meet the evolving expectations of residents and minimize the environmental impact, a deep renovation is currently required. To successfully achieve the goals of this renovation wave and effectively address the personal needs of the homeowners, it is crucial to develop systemic renovation solutions that can be offered through a digital renovation passport. Consequently, the purpose of this study is to identify common damages, renovation requirements, and evaluate current renovation practices. The findings will serve as a crucial resource for the development of a digital renovation passport. In our study, we utilize rural wooden log houses (comprising 208 houses, 4 years of data) as our research subject. The building elements that are most in need of renovation are the external walls, roofs, and foundations, which require renovation in 77%, 63%, and 63% of the buildings, respectively. The primary cause of damage to the vulnerable structures is excessive moisture. Additionally, decay in the foundation can be attributed to factors such as erosion of mortar, frost, insufficient plinth height, inadequate foundation depth, and inadequate moisture protection. Recommendations provided by consultants primarily focus on restoring and preserving the dwellings' original architectural appearance. As a result, they are deemed insufficient in terms of improving energy performance and indoor climate. This lack of comprehensive consultation is concerning as it fails to consider the potential for cost efficiency, minimizing disruption to occupants, and achieving a comprehensive end result. The absence of recommendations for enhancing indoor climate, energy efficiency, general living quality, and reducing the building's carbon footprint performance the necessity for such renovation solutions and the importance of educating professionals and homeowners. The study's novelty lies in the establishment of statistical probabilities for damages and their causes, as well as the assessment of renovation and maintenance needs and the quality of existing recommendations. Results are scaled to the Estonian building stock, showing the renovation need on national scale. The findings can be incorporated into the digital renovation passport, along with specific renovation goals related to a given house.

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Section: Studied Houses and The Main Vulnerable Structuressupporting

confidence: 87%

Technical State, Renovation Need and Performance of Renovation Solutions of Estonian Wooden Log Houses

Põdra,

Allas,

Ruus

et al. 2024

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Opportunities Regarding the Innovative Conservation of the Romanian Vernacular Urbanistic Heritage

Baera,

Gruin,

Enache

et al. 2023

Int J Conserv Sci

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The main objective of the proposed research is to preserve the vernacular urban heritage of Romania by identifying realistic and innovative solutions for the conceptual and applied capitalization of the traditional technologies used in creating living spaces. This can be achieved by using modern methods, techniques, and tools (such as specific design methods and detailing, material mix design, specific material parameters, etc.) to redesign traditional Romanian housing entities, utilising existing construction materials and techniques predominantly of rural origin, empirically validated over the centuries, and reformatting them with modern scientific knowledge to generate a new model that is valid and compatible with current safety, aesthetic, and quality requirements. Earthen buildings, whether vernacular or constructed with qualified personnel such as craftsmen and traditional masons, use different techniques and construction technologies (rammed and poured, load-bearing walls, adobe bricks, mixed wood-earth structures, etc.) and were developed differently across the Romanian territory, depending on the climatic and relief zoning. By optimising these techniques and technologies, identifying their vulnerabilities and corresponding engineering solutions to counter them, and establishing pertinent fields of applicability in direct relation to their physical, mechanical, and durability characteristics and their evaluated bearing capacity, the conservation of the Romanian traditional housing legacy can be achieved. The opportunity of the proposed research is clearly connected to the current context of almost half of the Romanian population leaving for rural areas, including residential buildings made of earth. Supplementary, traditional building materials, like earth, clay, wood, etc., are based on primary natural resources, and they will generate ecologic housing concepts with a high degree of eco-efficiency in terms of use/re-use and recyclability, energy saving, and the health of the living space, in accordance with the general drive for resource savings and Circular Economy implementation in all fields, including the construction industry.

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Construction Techniques and Detailing for Romanian Paiantă Houses: An Engineering Perspective

Cited by 2 publications

References 22 publications

Technical State, Renovation Need and Performance of Renovation Solutions of Estonian Wooden Log Houses

Technical State, Renovation Need and Performance of Renovation Solutions of Estonian Wooden Log Houses

Opportunities Regarding the Innovative Conservation of the Romanian Vernacular Urbanistic Heritage

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