Abstract
The need for residential building construction is globally increasing, and the energy efficiency of houses and the ecological footprint they leave behind are becoming increasingly relevant issues. The need to reduce energy consumption for heating is one of the major requirements in residential building construction in Serbia. To address that issue, it is important to choose appropriate building materials that are highly energy-efficient and environmentally friendly. This paper presents the possibilities of using energy-efficient, prefabricated, lightweight timber-frame houses. Wood is a renewable building material of natural origin, abundant in Serbia. The paper discusses the energy efficiency of both construction systems and their environmental impact. The paper aims to investigate the advantages and limitations of prefabricated lightweight timber-frame construction compared to traditional masonry construction, which is still the predominant system in residential building construction in Serbia nowadays.
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