Straw bale construction in Ferran

2020-09-20
by Herbert Gruber
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Straw bale construction in Ferran
Written by Herbert Gruber

Floor slab, walls and roof insulated with straw bales. Some interior walls and floors were built with rammed earth.

Project Data

Place:Ferran Completion:2012 Construction:infill construction Design:Dirk Eberhard Straw Builder:Beratung: Dirk Eberhard Visitable:No Press photos:No
Self Building:Self-build with advice from Dirk Eberhard
Living Area:200m2 U-Value (Wall):W/m2K U-Value (Roof):W/m2K House Technique:Composting toilets, solar panels, kitchen stove for hot water, single stove in living area for heat Categories: Projects France,

Floor slab, walls and roof insulated with straw bales. Some interior walls and floors were built with rammed earth.

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Herbert Gruber

Herbert is author of the book "Neues Bauen mit Stroh in Europa" (New Building with Straw in Europe), head of the austrian strawbale network ASBN and partner in the Leonardo-project "STEP" (Strawbale Training for European Professionals) and the Erasmus project "BuildStraw Pro" (a project to get formal national recognition of the training) and "Make your City Smart". As a collector he documents European straw bale buildings since 1999 on his website (database, german), in lectures, workshops and books.

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