Present trends and potentialities in designing of log-houses external walls

Abstract

The paper deals with designing of log-houses external walls with the viewpoint of thermal material characteristics. Timber is the natural material with the specific properties such as volumetric changes caused by drying-out. That fact has to be taken in account already during the design period. Window, door and stairs claim the correct and elaborated details of horizontal log joints.
One of the chapters refers to the incorrect solved details of log house.
In the contemporary building classification, according to LCA (Life Cycle Assessment), the log houses are ranked in very high position. Energy intensity of the construction life is calculated since the building material production, through the service till the demolition and removal.
The report deals with present trends in designing of the external walls of log houses.