Straw-bale use in buildings may be an interesting way to decrease our energy needs and our impact on the environment...
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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...
Durability characteristics of straw bales in building envelopes
Cereal straw, including wheat, barley and rice, offers a renewable and sustainable resource stream for a variety of...
EPD Umwelproduktdeklaration für Baustrohballen 2014 – GaBi
Environmental product declaration for building straw bales, expired 2019. Author: FASBA LINK to PDF
EPD Umwelproduktdeklaration für Baustrohballen 2014 – Ecoinvent
Environmental product declaration for straw bales, expired 2019. Author: FASBA LINK to PDF
Chile: Fire resistance test, 2014
EN: Fire resistance of the element: 126 minutesClassification: F120 ES: Resistencia al fuego del elemento: 126...
Energy Diagnosis and Expertise of an administrative building built with straw in Lausanne
Depuis une dizaine d’années, la construction de bâtiments en paille refait son apparition sur le marché européen...
X:enius Arte 2014, “Paille et Terre”
In France, the straw house has the wind in its sails. The Germans, on the other hand, are a little more cautious. In...
Vernacular Architecture: Towards a Sustainable Future
Sustainability is a concept that has monopolised a large number of scientific debates in a wide range of spheres...
Effect of Plaster Type and Loading Orientation on Compression Behaviour of Straw Bales for Construction
Plastered straw bales are composite building materials used as load-bearing walls in sustainable structures worldwide...
Hygrothermal properties of earth bricks
The comfort of the occupants and the quality of indoor air are becoming important parameters in the selection of...
Laymans-Report-V5-UK-Eurocell- project
The construction industry is a key European employer and contributor to the built environment affecting the quality of...
Hygrothermal model for analyzing indoor conditions with an assessment of straw bales’ performance
Crop-based materials show many qualities in the quest for construction products with low environmental impact in the...
BM-Trada-Fire-Classification-Report for Modcell
Resistance to fire classification report for a load-bearing timber-framed straw insulated partition wall system in...
Refined compression field theory for plastered straw bale walls
Results of tests of plastered straw bale wall assemblies under in-plane shear and axial load are used together with...
Physical Characterization of Natural Straw Fibers as Aggregates for Construction Materials Applications
The aim of this paper is to find out new alternative materials that respond to sustainable development criteria. For...
Testing of non-traditional acoustical materials
New materials, such as bottle caps and egg cartons can be used to build an echo-friendly acoustical room for increasing...
Architect Werner Schmidt’s Straw Bale Construction
Werner Schmidt (Trübbach, Switzerland, 1953) is one of the most interesting contemporary ‘green’ architects...
Evaluating Thermal Resistivity of a Cement Plastered Straw Bale Wall: A Review
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Straw Bales as a Supporting Material
EN: Since the validation in July 2011 of the Professional Rules (elaborated by the French Network of Straw...
Load-bearing Straw Construction Mechanical Behaviour Testing Methodology
EN: Following the publication of the “straw construction” professional rules (RFCP et al., 2012), which...
Straw sorption – desorption curve.
Determination of hygroscopic sorption properties Author: CODEM, RFPC LINK to PDF
NZNB: Fire protection for a 5-storey building in straw bale construction
The North German Centre for Sustainable Building is currently being built on the site of the former Lindhooper barracks...
New findings and developments in multi-storey timber construction – Neue Erkenntnisse und Entwicklungen im Mehrgeschossigen Holzbau
Summary: The article briefly describes the history of multi-storey timber construction in Germany, the development of...
Prefabricated Modular Straw Walls and Panels for Houses Building and Building Renovation
Straw is compressed with low technology tools into bales, with a density of more than 90kg/m³ and acquires special...
Airtightness and Acoustic Properties of Family House from Straw
With regard to the current European trends in civil engineering and sustainability, new building materials are still...
Easy. Autark. Ecologically. Building for the future? / DE
„Gegen Ende März 1845 borgte ich mir eine Axt, ging hinunter in den Wald zum Waldenteich, in dessen unmittelbarer Nähe...
Comparative study of brick and straw bale wall systems from environmental, economical and energy perspectives
The aim of this study is to compare brick and straw bale wall systems from environmental, economic and energy...
Comparative study of brick and straw bale wall systems from environmental, economical and energy perspectives
The aim of this study is to compare brick and straw bale wall systems from environmental, economic and energy...
Thermal inertia and moisture regulation of straw bale buildings with earth plasters
Straw bale buildings and the use of earth for inside plaster cannot be considered as new ways of building...
Thermal performance of three different strawbale buildings at the Kerkenes eco-center
By and large, straw is not considered to be a building material, yet in comparison with traditional materials, building...
De l’expérimentation à la modélisation des propriétés hygrothermiques de parois isolées en paille
Le projet aPROpaille, dont les premiers résultats sont présentés ici, vise à améliorer la connaissance générale sur le...
Straw bale sound insulation: Blowing away the chaff
Popular opinion states that straw bale walls are good at isolating sound. Cheap load-bearing straw bale houses could...
Straw-based concrete for thermal insulation: experimental study of mechanical and thermal properties.
Nous présentons donc dans ce papier une nouvelle contribution scientifique en proposant un nouveau matériau d’isolation...
Ecococon biological Research: Mould Resistance
Determination of straw layer resistance to mould fungi under increased humidity conditions, in accordance with LST EN...
VOC emissions straw bale
EN: The objective of this test was to characterise and quantify the emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and...
Investigating the Bearing Capacity of Straw Bale Masonry in Compression and Thermal Loads
This study determines the optimum cement plaster thickness for straw bale prism and the compressive strength of the...
Straw Bale Fire Test Video EBNet
Director: Sarah King, 22.03.2013 Sarah King
Characterisation of spruce, salix, miscanthus and wheat straw for pyrolysis applications
This research details the characterisation of four Irish-grown lignocellulosic biomasses for pyrolysis by biomass...
Sustainable construction with insulation based on renewable raw materials / AT
To construct a more energy-efficient home, to buy an old house and recover the former charm of the building through...
Building with light-clay / DE
At the beginning of the 1980s, a new interest in the environmentally friendly building material clay, which had proved...
Straw Bale Firetest 2012 on iBMB Braunschweig
A firetest on a straw bale wall with 6cm limeplaster (graefix 73 pajalith). The test was made 2012 on iBMB Braunschweig...
Earth and Straw Bale: An Investigation of Their Performance and Potential as Building Materials in New Zealand
Is there a future for ‘natural’ or ‘alternative’ building systems in New Zealand? Do they have a role to play in the...
Technique du GREB
EN: Stemming from Canadian research (far north of Quebec), the GREB technique is a technique that combines a wooden...
Barley: production, cultivation and uses
Barley straw is one of the crop residuals that can be used as a building material. Straw is the plant structure between...
Neues Bauen mit Stroh in Europa – New building with straw in Europe – Construire en paille aujourd’hui
Straw as a building material also has a long tradition in Europe. In recent years, this rapidly renewable and easy-to...
Straw bale: an enduring building technique
Whether you’re planning a sleek or rustic-looking house, straw bales are a low-cost and sustainable building...
Development and testing of a prototype straw bale house
This paper describes the research, development, construction and initial testing of an innovative low-carbon prototype...
Development and testing of a prototype straw bale house
This paper describes the research, development, construction and initial testing of an innovative low-carbon prototype...
Development and testing of a prototype straw bale house
This paper describes the research, development, construction and initial testing of an innovative low-carbon prototype...
Hygrothermal performance of bio-materials
EN: When used in a building, all materials and construction products function in an environment where temperature and...
Impact sound insulation technique using corn cob particleboard
Authors: Faustino, JorgePereira, LuísSoares, SalvianoCruz, DanielPaivaAnabelaVarum,HumbertoFerreira, JoséPinto, Jorge...
A Review of Sustainable Materials for Acoustic Applications
Acoustical sustainable materials, either natural or made from recycled materials, are quite often a valid alternative...
Is biochar or straw bale construction better carbon storage from a life-cycle perspective?
Biochar has been presented as a key technology for avoiding dangerous climate change. Pyrolysis converts part...
Straw construction – La construction en paille
Straw is a renewable, local, healthy resource with great insulating power. Luckily, France is a major producer of...
Analysis of adhesion between Straw bales and paster / DE
In the last quarter of the century, the consciousness of many people has been related to the environment. Themes such...
North German Centre for Sustainable Building. A pilot project with applied research
This article reports on innovations in the retrofitting of existing floor constructions. The procedure for obtaining...
Opportunities and Barriers to Straw Construction
During the past decades, the building industry has had a great focus on energy consumption during the use phase of a...
Bold and Daring: The Lone Oak
The Lone Oak building, five miles west of Lincoln on US Highway 6, built in 1944 and occupied in 1945, was constructed...
Experimental Investigation into Noise Insulation of Straw and Reeds – ProQuest
An increase in noise level affects people not only in industry but also in the living environment. The need for...