Strawbale Construction – A Least Embodied Energy Material
In the present scenario, the need for sustainable solutions is increasing, as our world is facing various difficult challenges. Due …
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Comparative analysis of an existing public building made from natural building materials and reference buildings designed from common building materials
The paper examines a public building constructed of partially natural materials and two imagined buildings with the same geometry, using …
Structural performance of non-plastered modular straw bale wall panels under transverse and gravity loads
Straw bale construction has a proven track record as a viable alternative for residential construction. Structural (load-bearing) straw bale panels …
Translation of technical terms related to straw construction
800 building terms translated into 4 languages, a small dictionary for builders and trainers, Excel-FileAuthor: Leonardo Group, Helmuth Santler LINK …
Sustainable Bio & Waste Resources for Construction (SB & WRC)
The SB & WRC project aims to design and produce three thermal insulant prototypes for buildings, made from bio-based and …
Assessment of Straw Degradation Inside Straw Bale Walls in Severe Cold Regions of China
With the increasing concerns of low carbon development of the building industry, the feasibility of using straw bale buildings has …
Physical Properties of Straw Bales as a Construction Material: A Review
Straw bale buildings provide significant benefits in terms of costs, human health, and environmental sustainability. Several studies in different regions …
Physical Properties of Straw Bales as a Construction Material: A Review
Straw bale buildings provide significant benefits in terms of costs, human health, and environmental sustainability. Several studies in different regions …
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 house built using novel prefabricated …
Physical Properties of Straw Bales as a Construction Material: A Review
Straw bale buildings provide significant benefits in terms of costs, human health, and environmental sustainability. Several studies in different regions …
Straw Bale Building Details | New Society Publishers
Straw bale buildings promise superior insulation and flexibility across a range of design aesthetics while using a typically local and …
Energy Analysis of Residential Building Using Revit
The construction industry uses a lot of natural resources clay, sand, stone, water and energy for developing various building materials. …
Increasing energy efficiency through interior insulation systems
As an alternative to the conventionally used interior insulation with a vapour barrier, diffusion-open, capillary-active insulation is becoming increasingly popular …
Straw bale based constructions: Measurement of effective thermal transport properties
The use of eco-friendly thermal insulation in the building envelope is one of the passive and also sustainable means of …
Resistance to mold development assessment of bio-based building materials
Nowadays, insulating building materials are developed from the valorization of agro-resources. They show high ecological and hygrothermal performance. Before making …
Ecococon-6 Determination of airborne sound insulation factor
Pressed straw block. Dimensions: width 890mm, height 2,050mm, thickness 490mm. System: straw pressed into a wooden frame plastered on one …
A Research on the Perception of Architecture Students about Straw Bale Buildings
Although straw bale construction has been used for thousands of years, currently does not attract considerable attention from professional architects …
Thermal Performance of Panels with High Density, randomly oriented Straw Bales
This paper describes the hot-box testing (based on ASTM C1363-11) of seven straw bale wall panels to obtain their thermal …
Thermal insulating plates produced on the basis of vegetable agricultural waste
The results of comparative tests of thermal insulating materials on the basis of various agricultural wastes are presented. Rye straw, …
Rice Straw Bale Fire Test 2018
Research project to develop building solutions made out of local rice straw bales. Partnership with ITECONS – Coimbra University Engineering …
Eco-sustainability and energy performance of a straw house
Together with Maisonéco, a modular system has been developed to present a solution combining eco-sustainability with versatility, low costs and …
Experimental assessment of separation distances of a load-bearing straw bale construction
With an increasingly dense urban structure and wider use of energy-efficient and combustible materials, the requirements on fire separation distances …
Construction and monitoring of experimental straw bale building in northeast China
Straw bale buildings have the potential to reduce the environmental impact of construction. Although the technique has been introduced into …
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 Dakota, 14.08.2018 Link:https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/strawbale-construction
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 …
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 the last …
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 emerging, especially the ones of …
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 solutions available fulfilling sustainability …
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 possibilities of …
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 not only to …
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 hotplate was placed …
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 opinion on the fire …
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 buildings …
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 approach …
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 and user-friendly tool presents …
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 measured using a …
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 criteria need …
Fire Resistance of Straw Bale Walls, summary
Straw as construction material deserves considerable attention as a natural, energy and environmentally sustainable material in the modern period of …
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 volume clearly explains …
Determining Moisture Levels in Straw Bale Construction
With the growing interest in sustainable building materials that are able to provide reductions in energy consumption, the viability of …
Chepos 58: Straw – from vernacular to prefabrication
Article in Chepos Author: Strobouw Nederland, Chepos; 6.12.2017 Link: https://issuu.com/chepos_cheops/docs/_chepos_58/12
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 bales, necessary for …
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 much energy …
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 resistance …
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 growth in wood-based materials. …
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 use. …
BaleHaus Craig White UWE REF
The BaleHaus prototype house has been built as part of a Technology Strategy Board (TSB) funded research project by ModCell, …
The Leechwell Garden House
This paper describes the design of the Leechwell Garden House, a proposed low-carbon dwelling that addresses both the issues of …
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 and 450°C. …
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? Have …
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 environment. Improving knowledge …
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 …
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 type …
European Technical Assessment (ETA) for Baustroh in Germany (EN/DE)
LINK: European Technical Assessment thermal insulation made of straw bales (EN), Europäische technische Bewertung – Wärmedämmstoff aus Strohballen (DE) Author: …
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 peripheral …
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 responsible for almest …
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, which …
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 …
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 …
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 energy saving. Natural …
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 advantages over …
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 straw as load-bearing or …
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 widespread …
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. Straw bales are, …
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 materials exposed to …
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, the viability of …
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 climate change, …
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 straw houses …
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 construction of …
Ecococon-Classification of fire resistance
A load-bearing wall composed of Ecococon straw modules with clay plaster This classification report defines the resistance to fire classification …
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 mechanical behaviour …
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 (Spain, France, Germany, and United Kingdom), …
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 (Spain, France, Germany and the United …
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 environmental conditions of use. In …
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 conditions in developing …
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 environmental impacts of buildings through …
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 …
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 concerns over the durability …
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 performance of external …
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-users as well. …
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 houses has, …
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 with reduced labor and …
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 …
Determination of thermal conductivity of baled agricultural biomass
Modeling of transport phenomena in materials with porous bed features requires thermophysical properties, such as porosity, permeability and thermal conductivity be known. The paper …
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 infill …
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 …
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 are relevant because they …
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 and pertinent …
Straw houses design KOVACarchitekt
Physical parameters of straw-insulated wooden house construction is a part of straw house design. Link: https://fr.slideshare.net/KOVACarchitekt/straw-houses-design-kovacarchitekt
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 performances were not …
Thermal, Moisture and Biological Behaviour of Natural Insulating Materials
Besides having a positive impact on sustainable development, natural building materials also have technical properties comparable with standard materials and …
Thermal, Moisture and Biological Behaviour of Natural Insulating Materials
Besides having a positive impact on sustainable development, natural building materials also have technical properties comparable with standard materials and …