Muros de fardos de paja de trigo como solución sostenible en la construcción: un estado del arte

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https://doi.org/10.22320/07190700.2025.15.02.08

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muros, materiales de construcción, sistemas constructivos

Resumen

Ante el creciente interés por reducir el nivel de emisiones de CO2 que genera el sector de la construcción se ha impulsado, en los últimos años, a la búsqueda de alternativas sostenibles mediante el uso de biomateriales. El objetivo de esta investigación se orienta al desarrollo del estado del arte sobre la bioconstrucción con muros de fardos de paja de trigo, se abordaron sus componentes, sistemas estructurales y propiedades. El artículo se basa en el análisis estadístico de la producción científica existente, se empleó como metodología la cienciometría y bibliometría mediante la herramienta Bibliometrix y su interfaz web Biblioshiny. Los resultados de las publicaciones científicas analizadas demuestran la viabilidad y aprovechamiento de la paja como material de construcción con un bajo impacto ambiental. Y, se evidencia que existe gran interés por parte de varios autores debido a su amplia aplicabilidad. Se concluyó que los fardos de paja de trigo son una alternativa sostenible y su aplicación está respaldada por el Código Internacional Residencial, Normas profesionales para la construcción con paja y la Guía de construcción con Paja: Construcción sostenible y aislamiento con paja.

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Henry Ramos-Rodríguez, Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas - ESPE, Sangolquí, Ecuador

Magíster en Ingeniería Civil mención en Estructuras
Docente, Departamento de Ciencias de la Tierra y la Construcción

Lourdes Granizo-Diaz, Universidad Central del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador

Estudiante de Ingeniería Civil

Jossue Lara-Boada, Universidad Central del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador

Estudiante de Ingeniería Civil

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2025-12-30

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Ramos-Rodríguez, H., Granizo-Diaz, L., & Lara-Boada, J. (2025). Muros de fardos de paja de trigo como solución sostenible en la construcción: un estado del arte. Revista Hábitat Sustentable, 15(2), 102–113. https://doi.org/10.22320/07190700.2025.15.02.08

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