Haven Cottage

2020-10-05
by esba
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Haven Cottage
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Loadbearing detached certified Passivhaus 2 storey Self-build with sub-contractors. Straw bale work by Straw Works

Project Data

Place:Stowmarket Completion:2015 Construction:Loadbearing Design:Good Architecture Andrew Goodman contact@goodarchitecture.co.uk Straw Builder:Straw Works, trainer Jakub Wihan hello@strawworks.co.uk, course & volunteers Visitable:No Press photos:No
Living Area:144m2 U-Value (Wall):W/m2K U-Value (Roof):W/m2K Categories: Projects UK,

Certified Passivhaus, Loadbearing, detached two storey house in Suffolk designed by Good Architects with consultancy from Barbara Jones (Straw Works). Achieved an almost unbelievable 0.42 ach. The internal lime plaster by Arthur Philip was the airtight layer, no membranes were used on the straw walls. Self-build by owner with sub-contracted trades. Straw bale courses by Jakub Wihan of Straw Works, professional straw installation by the Straw Works build team including Barbara Jones and Rae Parkinson. Completed on time and budget in 2015

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esba

The European Straw Building Association is an independent European association, devoid of any profit making motive. The object of the Association is to promote and develop the use of straw, as a sustainable way of building in all the senses of the term “sustainable”: renewable, ecological, healthy, energy and climate efficient, social and economic.
The Association is a federation composed of organisations and people particularly concerned with the use of straw in buildings.

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