**Bioconstruction and the most environmentally friendly alternatives** are gaining more and more ground in the industry. The case of **Carolina Pérez Taboada**, a civil engineer, is an example of a complete change in perspective in this line.
Although she dedicated many years to traditional construction, about two years ago, an interest made her reconsider her way of working.
From there, “La Tercera Piel” was born, her project dedicated to providing prefabricated **wood and straw panels for dry construction**.
Bioconstruction: the elements used by La Tercera Piel
As Pérez Taboada told the site **Bichos de Campo**, her company works on demand and, based on each project received, they design a technical proposal of modulation with all the load-bearing panels to be used.
Raw materials. (Photo: La Tercera Piel).
Once their production plant located in **Moreno** manufactures them, they can be assembled on concrete foundations in just a few days.
“It is not in the classic study plans,” she described when referring to her research path within the industry.
That is to say that even she, who is an engineer, **master in sustainable urban technologies and professor of undergraduate and postgraduate** studies at the **Faculty of Engineering of the UBA**, had to delve deep into the field to be able to dedicate herself to what she likes.
They work with wheat straw bales and two types of wood, **structural Grandis Eucalyptus** or **kiln-dried Elliottis Pine**. The choice of one or the other depends on a key stage for bioconstruction, which is bioclimatic design.
Since the ultimate goal is **energy savings and efficiency** in the use of materials, the same house or building cannot be designed for the Humid Pampas as for Patagonia.
La Tercera Piel does not complete the process, but is at the beginning, as it provides the panels and performs the structural calculation based on the CIRSOC 601 regulation, which guarantees the approval of the work.
The detail
These are the panels.
Another advantage is that the panels, being made from wheat straw, have **moisture of less than 15%** and zero nutritional value. This is key so that **pests, fungi, or insects do not concentrate**.
Pipes can pass through the inside, if desired, but it would be a serious mistake to cover them with cement mixes because, by waterproofing, it would concentrate a higher percentage of liquids.
Here again emerges the need for specialized labor and the **appropriate raw material**, because structural screws, for example, are imported.
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