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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):
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...
Optimization of ecological construction components for industrial production of prefabricated parts “System clay Passive house Tattendorf” / AT
LOPAS AG planned to implement this construction system by building an industrial production environment at Dobersberg...
Straw bales – Comparative hygrothermal investigations / DE
An important topic in the planning of new buildings and redevelopment projects is the protection of heat and moisture...
Evaluating the Barriers to Entry for non-conventional Building Materials
To achieve broader acceptance by the construction sector, novel and innovative materials and technologies often have to...
Fire Test 2012 in Germany for NZNB
GERMANY: A firetest on a straw bale wall with 6 cm limeplaster (graefix 73 pajalith). The test was made 2012 on iBMB...
Encyclopedia of the Great Plains | BALED BIOMASS BUILDINGS
The idea of using bales of hay as building blocks emerged in the North Platte River valley after the appearance of...
Eco-efficient Construction and Building Materials
Addresses a new vision for construction materials by emphasizing the importance of their environmental impactCovers the...
The Moisture performance of Straw Bale Construction in a Temperate Maritime Climate
This thesis is an investigation into the moisture performance of straw bales used in the construction of buildings. The...
Can a straw house withstand fire? Une maison de paille peut-elle résister au feu ?
Une maison de paille peut-elle résister au feu ? La paille est un matériau tendance et écolo mais peut-elle partir en...
Fire test Straw CZ
As Jan Růžička announced on the ESBG in Bouzov already, a specimen of a loadbearing strawbale wall, a 3m square 58cm...
Performance of straw bale wall: A case of study
This research aimed to evaluate a straw bale house located in Bavaria, Germany. An extensive test program was carried...
Interaction analysis and optimal design of composite action of plastered straw bale
The purpose of this paper is to assess the effects of cement- and earth-plastered straw bale walls against the...
Building a house with straw in GREB technique – Construire son habitation en paille: selon la technique du GREB
Since Jean-Baptiste and Vincent imported the GREB technique into France, the virus has reached more and more people and...
Straw bales and mussels as insulation materials
There is a growing interest in building houses with straw and blue mussels shells as insulation material. Several self...
Stroh-Cert Zertifizierung, Logistik und Qualitätsmanagement für den Strohballenbau / AT
Straw bales are the bricks sustainable architecture is made of. Austria has gained leadership in Europe as far as straw...
An experimental investigation on the equilibrium moisture content of earth plaster with natural reinforcement fibres for straw bale buildings
This work focuses on the determination of equilibrium moisture content (EMC) of natural plaster materials for straw...
Straw Bale House Survives Earthquake Test
Straw bale construction was put to the test on a shake table to get an idea of just how it would perform in an...
The carbon-reduction potential of straw bale housing
The role of straw bale as a construction material for reducing the whole-life impacts of housing is examined. The...
Thermal Decomposition of Wheat Straw and Mallee Residue Under Pyrolysis Conditions
The pyrolysis behavior of wheat straw and mallee residue and resulting gases, liquids, and chars were examined. The...
Briefing: Challenges related to straw bale construction
This briefing discusses the current challenges to the deployment of straw bale walling systems in the UK. A short...
Dynamic simulation and full-scale testing of a pre-fabricated straw-bale house
Straw is an agricultural by-product and, after accounting for use in animal bedding, the mushroom sector, and Biomass...
The influence of natural reinforcement fibres on insulation values of earth plaster for straw bale buildings
This work aimed to measure the thermal conductivity of some natural plaster materials that could be used for straw bale...
ANALYSIS OF THERMAL BEHAVIOUR OF THE CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM WITH STRAW BALES, ES
EN: The use of straw as a low-cost construction alternative could be introduced in self-construction programmes, aimed...
Moisture Movement and Mould Management in Straw Bale Walls for a Cold Climate
There is a growing interest in straw bale construction for its low embodied energy and insulation value. Early studies...
Investigations Regarding the Thermal Conductivity of Straw – ProQuest
The reduction of buildings’ heat losses and pollutants emissions is a worldwide priority. It is intended to...
Pyrolysis of wheat straw in a thermogravimetric analyzer: Effect of particle size and heating rate on devolatilization and estimation of global kinetics
The influence of different parameters such as particle size, the initial weight of the sample, and heating rate on the...
Straw-Cert: Certification, logistics and quality management for straw bale construction
Straw bales are building blocks of sustainable architecture. Austria has achieved thematic leadership in straw...
Verification of the attractiveness of straw to termites
Verification de l’appetence de la paille vis-à-vis des termites Author: FCBA LINK to PDF
Moisture Movement and Mould Management in Straw Bale Walls for a Cold Climate
There is a growing interest in straw bale construction for its low embodied energy and insulation value. Early studies...
Sustainable construction materials and technologies: Second International Conference on Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies, Ancona, Italy
Some construction materials can sequester carbon, balancing emissions from other materials and operating energy. This...
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 Building – Reaching Energy Efficiency and Sustainability in Northern Latitudes
In December 2006 we started implement the project “Promotion of Straw Bale Building for the Climate Change Mitigation”...
Earth improves hygrothermal comfort
Raw earth does not insulate, but its thermo-physical properties make it a temperature and humidity regulator, which...
Straw Bale Construction: Assessing and Minimizing Embodied Energy
As the effects of global warming and the exhaustion of natural resources become more and more evident, the importance...
Rapid pyrolysis of biomass and its constituents – Pyrolyse rapide de biomasses et de leurs constituants
Application to the establishment of predictive laws Author: Stefanie Kohler. Pyrolyse rapide de biomasses et de leurs...
Straw bale fire test ASTM E119 on cement plaster mixes.
The use of plastered straw bales for wall construction in residential and light commercial buildings has increased...
Suivi construction CRIEPPAM
This experimental building would not have been possible without the will of the administrators and the Director of...
Straw bale houses Switzerland
Straw ball houses, a construction technology not widely used in Switzerland. The aim of the thesis...
Check of the thermal insulation behaviour of straw bale construction methods with the help of THERMOGRAPHY
EN: This thesis analyses methods of building with straw bales with regard to their thermal insulation characteristics...
Examination of the design methods in the Straw bale construction with regard to their Thermal insulation behavior with the help of the thermography / DE
This thesis analyses methods of building with straw bales with regard to their thermal insulation characteristics...
Determining moisture levels in straw bale construction
The use of straw bales for the construction of buildings in the UK has to date generally been limited to the self-build...
Kinetic analysis of wheat straw pyrolysis using isoconversional methods
The pyrolysis of wheat straw has been carried out by means of thermogravimetric analysis in an inert atmosphere. The...
Racking shear resistance of prefabricated straw-bale panels
The present study investigated the resistance to racking shear of 3 m 6 3 m low-carbon, high-thermal-performance...