TY - JOUR T1 - An Eco-Friendly New Construction Methodology Supporting High Market Feasibility AU - Arul Jose, J. Prakash AU - Rajesh Prasanna, P. AU - Prakash, Fleming JO - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences VL - 12 IS - 9 SP - 2339 EP - 2346 PY - 2017 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1816-949x DO - jeasci.2017.2339.2346 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2017.2339.2346 KW - thermal performance KW -Wood KW -straw bale KW -cost estimation KW -load bearing KW -life cycle assessment KW -thermal performance AB - An Eco-Friendly new construction methodology supporting high market feasibility. A new construction methodology is developed by using wood and straw bale as the main raw material as an alternate to cement products. By doing so, anyone can own a building within a matter of hours since it facilitates lower cost estimation apart from being eco-friendly and possessing a longer lifetime. The thermal performance ranking is also very high. After subjecting straw bale into several tests including load bearing, thermal behaviour, life cycle assessment and energy performance, straw bale construction is found to be the best solution where wood provides additional strength to the building. ER -