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Mechanics of straw bales for building applications
Straw bales are seen as increasingly viable for building insulation and even for the construction of small loadbearing...
Préhistomuseum / Atelier d’Architecture AIUD / Wallonie-Bruxelles Architectures
Wallonie-Bruxelles Architectures est une agence de promotion culturelle et économique des architectes de Bruxelles etde...
aPROpaille: Vadémécum 3 – Straw built projects – La paille projets construits
In November 2011, a consortium, bringing together the Catholic University of Louvain (Architecture and Climate), the...
aPROpaille: Vadémécum 2 – Straw for efficient walls – La paille parois performantes
In November 2011, a consortium, bringing together the Catholic University of Louvain (Architecture and Climate), the...
aPROpaille: Vadémécum 1 – Straw as a raw material – La paille matière première
In November 2011, a consortium, bringing together the Catholic University of Louvain (Architecture and Climate), the...
Hygrothermal performance of a straw bale building: In situ and laboratory investigations
This paper focuses on the assessment of the hygrothermal performance of a straw bale house in Picardy, a region of...
Sound reduction in samples of environmentally friendly building materials and their compositions
In order to reduce the negative effect on the environment, environmentally friendly materials are being chosen for the...
Ecococon-Classification of fire resistance
A load-bearing wall composed of Ecococon straw modules with clay plaster This classification report defines the...
Method for the characterisation of the mechanical behaviour of straw bales
The use of straw bale construction is strongly on the rise. Despite the need for a deep understanding of the...
Peter Coch Shaman – Organica
Name (contact person) Peter Coch Shaman Company/Organisation Organica Are you a registered company OR member of a...
Moisture absorption, thermal conductivity and noise mitigation of clay based plasters: The influence of mineralogical and textural characteristics
Three pre-mixed clay-based plasters successfully employed in green building practices in several European countries...
Moisture absorption, thermal conductivity and noise mitigation of clay-based plasters: The influence of mineralogical and textural characteristics
Three pre-mixed clay-based plasters successfully employed in green building practices in several European countries...
Make Your City (smart)!
Technische Universität Wien – Continuing Education Center (lead partner) Käferhaus G.m.b.H. Institut für Höhere...
Bernd Klauss – X-architekten
Name (contact person) Bernd Klauss Company/Organisation X-architekten.de Are you a registered company OR member of a...
Impact of accelerated climatic aging on the behaviour of gypsum plaster-straw material for building thermal insulation
Accelerated aging methods are needed to estimate the potential long-term serviceability of building materials under...
Risk-orientated fire safety solutions for multi-storey buildings made of timber – Risikogerechte Brandschutzlösungen für den mehrgeschossigen Holzbau
The application of timber in multi-storey buildings is limited by the building code requirements because of its...
Human-powered press for producing straw bales for use in construction during post-emergency conditions
The straw bale construction technique is considered one of the most appropriate for the improvement of housing...
Determination of hygrothermal parameters of experimental and commercial bio-based insulation materials
The development and application of bio-based insulation materials can contribute to the minimization of the...
Steady-State Thermal Properties of Rectangular Straw-Bales (RSB) for Building
Straw is an inevitable product of cereal production and is available in huge quantities in the world. In order to use...
Comparative micro-structure and sorption isotherms of rice straw and wheat straw
Straw bale construction can be utilised to deliver energy-efficient and low carbon buildings, however, there are...
Research on fire protection for multi-storey straw bale buildings – Brandschutz für mehrgeschossige Strohballenbauten
Authors: Küppers, Judith; Hosser, Dietmar; Zehfuß, Jochen, 2015LINK to BOOKLINK to Presentation See also: Fire...
Spyros Panagos
Name (contact person) Spyros Panagos Company/Organisation Are you a registered company OR member of a registered...
Insulation materials for the building sector: A review and comparative analysis
The energy consumption of a building is strongly dependent on the characteristics of its envelope. The thermal...
Biobased insulation: points of vigilance | AQC
French title: Isolants biosourcés : points de vigilance | AQC L’étude Isolants biosourcés : points de vigilance...
Strohbau Rocks in Germany: 14-18 October 2016
LINK ZUR GALERIE: das Programm Strohbau on the Rocks Bauen mit Stroh 2016: Fachtagung unter der Zugspitze 14. Oktober...
Bio-based materials – 12 lessons to know | AQC
EN: Bio-sourced materials are increasingly used in high-performance construction, particularly in renovation. Are there...
Studying the Properties of Particulate Insulating Materials on Natural Basis
Recently, materials based on secondary raw materials have been the focus of attention of building companies and end...
160315 Certification REI60 – ISIB 2016-A-002f Paille-Tech
Avis technique Belges sur la résistance au feu. PailleTech Fire test approval for Pailletech walls Author: Institut de...
Houses of Straw: Grand Designs and the Presentation of Architectural Design on Television
The UK television program Grand Designs, in which participants engage in the design and construction of their dream...
Essential Prefab Straw Bale Construction: The Complete Step-by-Step Guide
Prefabricated straw bale wall panels combine the performance and low environmental impact of traditional straw bale...
Guide to straw bale construction
While the three little pigs may not favour houses made of straw there’s much to recommend straw bales in modern...
Erwin Schwarzmüller – GESA NÖ
Name (contact person) Erwin Schwarzmüller Company/Organisation GESA Niederösterreich Are you a registered company OR...
Filiere eco-construction chanvre paille Belgique 2016 (Eco-construction sector hemp straw belgium 2016)
We were looking to complete our research with the study of a non-food sector and our choice fell on eco-construction...
Vasileios Bekos – Bekos Elektrotechnik
Name (contact person) Vasileios Bekos Company/Organisation Bekos Elektrotechnik Are you a registered company OR member...
Alexandros Filippidis – Prosol Energies
Name (contact person) Alexandros Filippidis Company/Organisation Prosol Energies LLC | SEYN – Sustainable Energy...
Determination of thermal conductivity of baled agricultural biomass
Modeling of transport phenomena in materials with porous bed features requires thermophysical properties...
Marta Rakowska – Minoeco/StrohNatur
Name (contact person) Marta Rakowska Company/Organisation Minoeco/StrohNatur Are you a registered company OR member of...
Maciej Skowronski – Idrætshøjskolen Bosei
Name (contact person) Maciej Skowronski Company/Organisation Idrætshøjskolen Bosei, Technical department Are you a...
Katrin Donner – point C_holistic change
Name (contact person) Katrin Donner Company/Organisation point C_holistic change, Christine Simone Egeler Are you a...
carlos martin sanz – particular
Name (contact person) carlos martin sanz Company/Organisation particular Are you a registered company OR member of a...
Jeffrey Hart – The Natural Builder
Name (contact person) Jeffrey Hart Company/Organisation Jeffrey The Natural Builder / Hartwyn Are you a registered...
Javier Arnes
Name (contact person)Javier ArnesAre you a registered company OR member of a registered organisation?NoDo you have a...
Catarina Pinto – Terrapalha
Name (contact person) Catarina Pinto Company/Organisation Terrapalha | architectural studio and Compalha Portuguese...
Marian Ontkoc
Name (contact person) Marian Ontkoc Are you a registered company OR member of a registered organisation? No Do you have...
Manos Ximeris – Minoeco/Strohnatur
Name (contact person) Manos Ximeris Company/Organisation Minoeco-Strohnatur Are you a registered company OR member of a...
Rikki Nitzkin – Red de Construcción con Paja
Name (contact person) Rikki Nitzkin Company/Organisation Red de Construcción con Paja & Taller ConCOs Are you a...
Joshua Roxendal – Lightfeetliving
Name (contact person) Joshua Roxendal Company/Organisation Lightfeetliving Are you a registered company OR member of a...
Tammo Rockel – Lehmbau Birke
Name (contact person) Tammo Rockel Company/Organisation Lehmbau Birke Are you a registered company OR member of a...
Antonio Paolo Salvatore – Terraterra
Name (contact person)Antonio Paolo SALVATORECompany/OrganisationI’m an architect as Laboratorio TERRATERRA and...
Francesco Perozzo
Name (contact person)Francesco PerozzoAre you a registered company OR member of a registered organisation?NoVAT number...
Australasian Straw Bale Building Association Ausbale
There are many methods used around the world to construct strawbale buildings. These can vary from using strawbales as...
Rice Straw in Building the Egyptian Environmental Friendly House as a Case Study
Rice is one of the strategic crops in Egypt. In 2013, 24.1 million feddans has been grown with an average production of...
From experimental characterization of the hygrothermal properties of straw-clay mixtures to numerical assessment of their buffering potential
The development of innovative materials has to respond to both environmental and energy concerns. Bio-based materials...
Straw bale construction 2012 – 2013. Approval, Quality Assurance, Construction Guideline – Zulassung, Qualitätssicherung, Strohbaurichtlinie
EN: With the project “Straw bale construction 2012 – 2013. Extended approval, quality assurance, straw...
Houses made of straw, wood and clay: Feel good and save the world
Straw and wood are a simple way to create modern, durable, safe and, above all, environmentally friendly buildings...
From single-family homes to multi-family buildings: fire safety requirements
Fire safety regulation in Belgium: Introduction: cadre réglementaire2. Réaction au feu des bardages en bois– Définition...
Bâtiment IZUBA énergies – Construction21
Spécialisée dans l’optimisation énergétique et environnementale des bâtiments, IZUBA énergies développe et diffuse les...
Straw-bale walls for sustainable architecture: Improving and promoting straw bale use in European Buildings
Straw-bale use in buildings may be an interesting way to decrease our energy needs and our impact on the environment...
Natural building: The viability of straw bale as a sustainable construction material for the future
The research paper highlights the importance of the (interconnected) systems theory model as one of the most relevant...
Straw houses design KOVACarchitekt
Physical parameters of straw-insulated wooden house construction is a part of straw house design. Link:
Straw building technique – Technique de construction en paille
Building a straw house is a founding act. It is an opportunity to (re)appropriate our way of living in a space, a...
Straw bale: A Waste from Agriculture, a New Construction Material for Sustainable Buildings
Since the beginning of the 21st century, straw-bale buildings are reappearing in the world; however, their thermal...
Evolution of the image of straw in contemporary housing construction
This study deals with the question of the evolution of the image of straw in contemporary construction using the...
Thermal, Moisture and Biological Behaviour of Natural Insulating Materials
Besides having a positive impact on sustainable development, natural building materials also have technical properties...
Thermal, Moisture and Biological Behaviour of Natural Insulating Materials
Besides having a positive impact on sustainable development, natural building materials also have technical properties...
Implementation of biobased materials: Points to watch out for
French title: Mise en œuvre des matériaux biosourcés : Les points de vigilance Author: Sanchez, Mariangel LINK to PDF
Energy and Environmental Evaluation of Non-Transparent Constructions of Building Envelope for Wooden Houses
The contribution of embodied energy (EE) and greenhouse gas emissions to building materials and structures has been...
Straw Bale Walls for Sustainable Architecture: Improving and Promoting the use of Straw Bale in European Buildings
Straw bale use in buildings may be an interesting way to decrease our energy needs and our impact on the environment...
ARCC 2015 Conference – The FUTURE of Architectural Research
Research in architectural design and the built environment is diversifying and reaching new directions. Technological...
The Cost of Straw Bale Construction
When people talk about the cost of straw bale construction, they often get things muddled up. I’m here to set the...
Energy and Environmental Evaluation of Non-Transparent Constructions of Building Envelope for Wooden Houses’
The contribution of embodied energy (EE) and greenhouse gas emissions to building materials and structures have been...
Earth and Straw constructions in Crete.pdf
The existing reality and future potentials of Earth & Straw constructions in the island of Crete, Greece. Including...
Exploring Industrialization of Straw Bale Building in Sweden
A seed was planted some years ago to look closer at straw bale construction. Attending a practical course in straw bale...
Airborne Sound Insulation of a Straw Bale Partition Wall
This paper describes the results of a scientific project focused on determining the Airborne Sound Insulation of a...
EPD NF EN15804 FRENCH – Remplissage isolant en bottes de paille
Cette étude a été réalisée à la demande du Réseau Français de la Construction en Paille (RFCP) afin de disposer de...
Rapport d’étude ACV / FDES conforme aux exigences de la norme NF EN 15804
Cette étude a été commandée en 2011 par la Direction Générale de l’Aménagement, du Logement et de la Nature du...
Straw bale as a viable, cost-effective, and sustainable building material for use in Southeast Ohio.
In Southeast Ohio, the humidity is relatively high all year round; the maximum monthly average humidity readings...
Building with straw bales: a practical manual for self-builders and architects
This book explains in straightforward terms the principles of straw-bale building for self-builders, architects and...
A review of unconventional sustainable building insulation materials
Building insulation is commonly realized using materials obtained from petrochemicals (mainly polystyrene) or from...
Straw Bale Construction A Revolutionary Building Material In Low Cost Housing For Rural Areas
The paper deals with the study of a low-cost agro-waste construction material i.e. Strawbale . The cost of construction...
Measurement and study of the evolution of effective thermal conductivity within the straw material
The eco-materials increasingly used in construction are generally valued through the coupling between their mechanical...
Air tightness of straw bale construction
Straw bale construction offers a renewable, sustainable and proven alternative to mainstream building methods; still...
Chris Magwood 12 straw bale wall types
Chris Magwood, of the Endevour Centre is one of Canada’s most well known experts on straw bale and Natural...
Using Wheat Straw in Construction
Agricultural production leaves behind it a considerable amount of agricultural waste. Some of these are reused in...
Investigation on the thermal degradation and kinetic parameters of innovative insulation materials using TGA-MS
Thermogravimetric analyzer coupled to a mass spectrometer (TGA-MS) was used to study the thermochemical behavior of...
The suitability of wood pellet heating for domestic households: A review of literature
Due to increasing government support for renewable energy in combination with high fossil fuel prices and environmental...
Straw houses at the forefront of sustainable construction
40% of the energy consumed in the world is needed in buildings. With the energy strategy 2050, Switzerland must...
Paille | Le siège d’IZUBA énergies
Comme la paille, l’utilisation de la terre dans la construction a un impact environnemental minime. En enduit...
First monitoring results of three straw bale buildings in Belgium
Straw bale use in buildings may be an interesting way to decrease our energy needs and our impact on the environment...
Straw Construction in the Big Apple – La Construction Paille Dans la Cour des Grands
Two and a half years after the validation of the Professional Rules for Straw Construction by the Prevention Commission...
NZEB STANDARD Integration of report D5.1, D5.2, D5.3, fin
OVERVIEW OF THE EU-27 BUILDING POLICIES AND PROGRAMS.FACTSHEETS ON THE NINE ENTRANZE TARGET COUNTRIESCROSS-ANALYSIS ON...
Moderner Strohballenbau Stroh im Kopf Teil 2 – Modern Straw Bale Building, pt 2
English Trailer to “Stroh im Kopf part 2” German Trailer to “Stroh im Kopf part 2” French...
Straw bale construction manual – Handbuch Strohballenbau
Basics and constructions of straw bale construction: conception, structural features, constructions and construction...
First monitoring results of three straw bale buildings in Belgium
Straw bale use in buildings may be an interesting way to decrease our energy needs and our impact on the environment...
DE Allgemeines bauaufsichtliches Prüfzeugnis – General building authority test certificate
EN: General building authority test certificate Fire resistance classes F30-B or F90-B (straw bale wall plastered on...
Expert opinion on the general supervisory test certificate Fire resistance classes F30-B or F90-B
Expert opinion on the general supervisory test certificate Fire resistance classes F30-B or F90-B (Extension to the...
Building with straw bales – Barbara Jones presentation on Eco-build 2011
Director: Barbara Jones
Straw, a new building material – La paille, un nouveau matériau de construction
Focus on the construction of houses with straw bales. This environmentally friendly building material is suitable for...
Straw construction is coming of age – La construction paille arrive à maturité
For a long time confined to self-construction, straw construction finally seems to be coming out of the shadows, thanks...