Straw bale buildings have the potential to reduce the environmental impact of construction. Although the technique has...
Category - Research
This huge collection of STRAW BUILDING RESEARCH is a co-production with the UP STRAW Interreg Project (contributors to this site: Herbert Gruber (ESBA, ASBN), Mike Deveria (ASBN), Hugues Delcourt, Wiebke Kaesberg, Barbara Jones, Benoit Fortz, Benedikt Kaesberg, Laurie Celina (UP STRAW), Jakub Jirku (StrohNatur), Dittmar Hecken, Burkhard Rüger, Dirk Scharmer (FASBA):
Paille Lyon bâtiment « Plan Climat Grand Lyon
Au cœur de la ZAC du Bon Lait, le gymnase omnisport « Alice Milliat » est essentiellement construit en bois et paille...
Load-bearing straw walls: implementation and behaviour
Load bearing straw bale is a construction technique that has existed for more than a century but has been little...
Straw Bale Construction may hold the Key to Surviving Environmental Disasters
Gaining popularity in parts of California, it has proven to withstand wildfires, tornadoes, and earthquakes Author: Kim...
Comparing construction technologies of single-family housing with regard of minimizing embodied energy and embodied carbon
This article concerns the Life Cycle Assessment method of evaluation and the ways in which it can be applied as a tool...
Time-dependent mechanical properties of straw bales for use in construction
Straw bale construction is a building technique with a low environmental impact that has been gaining popularity over...
An innovative multilayer wall composed of natural materials: characterization of the thermal properties and comparison
In order to reduce the carbon emissions resulting from buildings construction, some non-conventional materials are...
The evaluation of renewable based low-tech high-knowledge based housing solutions.
There is a clearly visible dichotomy in architectural sustainability approaches today. While there are several housing...
Improvement of the Acoustic Attenuation of Plaster Composites by the Addition of Short-Fibre Reinforcement
Noise attenuation is a key contemporary issue associated with the protection of human health. In this study, the...
Energy performance and environmental and economic assessment of the platform frame system with compressed straw
In recent years there have been considerable improvements in the energy and environmental performance of buildings, due...
The Thermal Resistivity of Straw Bales for Construction Joseph C. McCabe
This thesis describes the procedure for obtaining an insulation value for straw bales for construction. A modified...
Expert opinion: fire behaviour of load-bearing, separating wall constructions in timber frame construction
Original title in German language: Gutachterliche Stellungnahme Nr. GA 2018/028 – Mey vom 24.04.2018 General expert...
Thermal Insulation Properties and Fire Resistance of Walls with Straw Bale Filling
One of the natural and traditional building materials is baled straw. The application of straw in the construction of...
Professional rules for straw construction – Règles professionnelles de construction en paille (édition 2018)
EN: These Professional Rules are a guide for builders, a support for trainers and a guarantee for insurers. Straw, used...
Annex. Monetisation of the MMG method. Update 2017
The publication describes the methods and data used to monetise the LCIA impacts as a further development of the...
The Green Studio Handbook: Environmental Strategies for Schematic Design
The Green Studio Handbook remains an essential resource for design studios and professional practice. This extensive...
Sustainable earth walls to meet the building regulations
The thermal conductivity and diffusivity of un-fired clay bricks, a straw-clay mixture and straw bales have been...
assessment of moisture content influence on thermo-acoustic performance of building insulation materials
Nowadays, a large number of materials for thermal and acoustic insulation are available on the market. Therefore, some...
Fire Resistance of Straw Bale Walls, summary
Straw as construction material deserves considerable attention as a natural, energy and environmentally sustainable...
Collège Notre-Dame de Bon secours – Construction21
Since the start of the 2017 All Saints’ Day school year, the 5th and 6th secondary students of the Collège Notre...
Straw Bale Construction: A Sustainable and Renewable Building Material
In this modern-day we primarily construct buildings with materials that retain a single life use, meaning at the end of...
Building Information Modelling, Building Performance, Design and Smart Construction
This book charts the path toward high-performance sustainable buildings and the smart dwellings of the future. The...
Straw insulated buildings – Strohgedämmte Gebäude
Eine umfassende Broschüre mit allen Aspekten des Strohballenbaus. A comprehensive brochure containing all aspects of...
Load-bearing straw in architecture: what are the challenges and real potential of this construction technique?
Ce mémoire très documenté et abondamment illustré est consacré à la technique de la paille porteuse en construction...
Determining Moisture Levels in Straw Bale Construction
With the growing interest in sustainable building materials that are able to provide reductions in energy consumption...
Chepos 58: Straw – from vernacular to prefabrication
Article in Chepos Author: Strobouw Nederland, Chepos; 6.12.2017 Link:
A new human-powered press for producing straw bales for load-bearing constructions (Anpilpay 2.0)
This paper provides the design method to realize a human-powered press for continuous production of high-density straw...
Thermal behavior of a straw bale building from data obtained in situ. A case in Northwestern México
Building with natural materials brings benefits to the environment because their manufacture and use do not consume as...
Fire Resistance of Multistorey Timber Buildings
Tall timber buildings are becoming popular around the world. This paper discusses options for setting the level of fire...
Mold growth criteria and design avoidance approaches in wood-based materials – A systematic review
This paper presents a systematic literature review about the development of criteria and models representing mold...
Performance of Constructions with Clay Plaster and Timber at Elevated Temperatures
The combustibility of timber is one of the main reasons that too many building regulations and standards restrict its...
BaleHaus Craig White UWE REF
The BaleHaus prototype house has been built as part of a Technology Strategy Board (TSB) funded research project by...
The Leechwell Garden House
This paper describes the design of the Leechwell Garden House, a proposed low-carbon dwelling that addresses both the...
Pyrolysis of agricultural biomass residues: Comparative study of corn cob, wheat straw, rice straw and rice husk
Pyrolysis studies on conventional biomass were carried out in fixed bed reactor at different temperatures 300, 350, 400...
Straw Building Research Database Europe
Are you engaged in European research concerning straw bale or sustainable/natural building? Do you want to make a test...
Analysis of the parameters affecting the mechanical behaviour of straw bales under compression
Straw bale construction is a building technique that has excellent thermal performance and limited impact on the...
Straw as an Acoustic Material
The use of straw bales in construction is not as old as one may suppose. The first straw bale houses date back to the...
Straw Bale Moisture Sensor Study / EN
Houses with straw bale walls are relatively rare in Canada, but many people have expressed interest in building this...
European Technical Assessment (ETA) for Baustroh in Germany (EN/DE)
LINK: European Technical Assessment thermal insulation made of straw bales (EN), Europäische technische Bewertung –...
Determination of the Airborne Sound Insulation of a Straw Bale Partition Wall
This paper describes the results of a scientific project focused on determining of the Airborne Sound Insulation of a...
Opportunities for the large scale implementation of straw based external insulation as a retrofit solution of existing UK buildings / UK
The 28 million UK buildings, through their lifecycle, exert a significant pressure on our environment. They are...
Humidity in straw bale walls and its effect on the decomposition of straw / UK
This thesis explores the use of straw as a building material. In current practice, straw is compressed into bales...
Is Straw Bale Construction suitable for Self-Builders in Britain?
The aim of this study is to assess the suitability of straw bale construction for self-builders in Britain. In this...
Clay Passiv Office-Building Tattendorf, AT
The motivation for developing the project “Clay Passiv Office-Building Tattendorf” was the dissatisfaction...
Testing of different plaster materials for straw bale buildings – Taha Ashour
Egypt is producing a huge quantity of straw and other by-products (28 million ton yearly), these materials are very...
Straw bale houses as accommodation for people affected by natural disasters and migration / DE
The idea of using the technology of straw bale building, after it has been brought back to our consciousness for...
Smouldering of insulation Materials / AT
Recent development in the construction of houses shows the growing importance of heat loss reduction. For this reason...
Wood – straw – clay construction for passive house standard / AT
Master’s thesis for the academic degree Master of Advanced Studies (solar architecture) submitted to the Center...
Information Guide to Straw Bale Building, UK
FOR SELF-BUILDERS AND THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY Straw bale building is a smart way to build. It’s more than just a wall...
Why Build With Straw Bales?
Building with straw bales has many appealing benefits but is no panacea. It has drawbacks just like any other system...
Straw bale constructions: Laboratory, in field and numerical assessment of energy and environmental performance
The use of straw in buildings has been common since ancient times, but only at the beginning of the twentieth-century...
Straw bale constructions: Laboratory, in field and numerical assessment of energy and environmental performance
The use of straw in buildings has been common since ancient times, but only at the beginning of the twentieth-century...
Straw bale constructions: Laboratory, in field and numerical assessment of energy and environmental performance
The use of straw in buildings has been common since ancient times, but only at the beginning of the twentieth-century...
The acoustic characterization of green materials
Natural materials are a valid alternative to traditional synthetic materials in the fields of acoustic treatments and...
Non-linear rheological model of straw bales behavior under compressive loads
The use of straw bales in construction has been continuously increasing over the last years, because straw offers...
Load Bearing & Non-Load Bearing Straw Bale Construction Building Permit Guide Las Vegas
This guideline establishes minimum prescriptive standards of safety for the construction of structures that use baled...
Thermal Renovation of Buildings with the use of Straw – European Experience
The selection of building materials to a huge extent shapes building impact on the environment. In the era of...
Thermal Conductivity of Straw Bales: Full Size Measurements Considering the Direction of the Heat Flow
The thermal conductivity of straw bales is an intensely discussed topic in the international straw bale community...
Bio-aggregate Based Building Materials exposed to Fire
This chapter reports the state of the art of several investigations on behaviour of bio-aggregate based building...
Bio-aggregates Based Building Materials: State-of-the-Art Report of the RILEM Technical Committee 236-BBM
The work of the RILEM Technical Committee (TC -236 BBM) was dedicated to the study of construction materials made from...
Determining Moisture Levels in Straw Bale Construction
With the growing interest in sustainable building materials that are able to provide reductions in energy consumption...
A Systematic Review Of Thermal And Moisture Performance Of Straw Bale Houses In Hot And Humid Climates
As architects and homeowners look for innovative ways to help reduce their carbon footprint in the campaign against...
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...
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...
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...