“Straw-insulated houses are not stable.” Straw has been a building material recognised by the building authorities since 2006 (DE, around 2000 in AT, UK). The straw building guideline of the Fachverband Strohballenbau...
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Fraunhofer WKI: Insulating materials made from renewable raw materials are to improve the environmental balance sheet of Chile’s construction industry
Together with partners in Chile, researchers at the Fraunhofer WKI have developed insulating materials from plant...
UP STRAW Reference Buildings
VIDEOS from the straw insulated public buildings that have been constructed with the support of the Interreg project UP...
Map of European Straw Bale Houses
Based on a collection from all UP STRAW partners in Belgium, France, Germany, The Netherlands, UK, Antony Templier...
Map of Straw Bale Producers and Quality Procedure for Straw Bales
Link to full-screen-map LINK to PDF The UP STRAW partners initiated and forwarded a survey to farmers in order to...
New on ESBA website: UP STRAW Research database
A lot of research results to Straw Bale Building were collected and categorized by members of the Interreg UP STRAW...
UP STRAW Social Media Platform: Galleries from UP STRAW demonstration projects
Some of the impressions from UP STRAW Facebook Groups: LINK to UP STRAW Facebook (English): www.facebook...
Certified Building Straw Bales from Austria
What are construction straw bales? Building straw bales are building and insulation material. Straw is harvested along...
Old buildings – new uses: indoor swimming pool, (straw bale) brewery and water tower
Unusual living in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: in a luxuriously converted water tower, in a modern, extended railway...
Straw Bale Building: Aufstockung Halle 118, Winterthur/CH
Foto: Martin Zeller Auf dem Lagerplatz Winterthur stockte das baubüro in situ eine bestehende Lagerhalle auf. Das...
Life Cycle Habitation – Sustainable housing and living in the community
The EU Life+ demonstration project “LIFE Cycle Habitation” in Böheimkirchen/Lower Austria is almost...
Straw instead of Styrofoam? Climate-friendly building – Stroh statt Styropor? Klimaschonendes Bauen | ARD Mediathek
An old building material is on the rise again: straw. Building with the fragrant, yellow stalks is still left to...
URBAN STRAW – Fire protection conditioning of blow-in straw for building insulation of urban building classes 4 and 5
The common motivation and vision of the consortium is to establish straw insulation as a common, commercially available...
Test report on measurements of airborne sound insulation of a straw bale wall (2021)
EN: Beetzendorf, Sieben Linden, Guest house:Brief documentation of the results of the building acoustics measurements...
natuREbuilt – ecological materials in multi-storey new buildings and refurbishments
Project goal Although building with renewable building materials is becoming more and more important, there is a lack...
horizontal load transfer in stiffening straw bale walls – Untersuchungen zum horizontalen Lastabtrag in aussteifenden Strohballenwänden
In this article, the planning, execution, and evaluation of experimental tests on horizontal load transfer in walls...
Certified Passivehouse Component for Benediktinierabtei Plankstetten
Manufacturer: Benediktinerabtei Plankstetten im Interreg-Projekt UP STRAW Category: Construction Construction type:...
BE-Réglementation PEB du 01/07/2019 au 31/12/2020
Website of the Belgian thermal regulations for buildings. Straw does not have a specific lambda value. There is generic...
20 years of Straw Bale Building: ASBN
20 years of straw bale building in Austria are a reason for the austrian strawbale network to celebrate – and this 160...
FNR brochure “Straw-insulated buildings” published in fifth edition – FNR-Broschüre „Strohgedämmte Gebäude“ in fünfter Auflage erschienen
Building and insulating with straw is no longer an insider tip for experts. Because the possible uses for the...
Experience straw building – “Strohbau erleben” Podcast Folge 1
Strohbau erleben im Kloster Plankstetten: Nachhaltiges Bauen mit Tradition und modernster Technik.
Cork and building straw as naturally historic insulation materials – Kork und Baustroh als natürlich historische Dämmstoffe
Advantages and disadvantages of cork and building straw in wall and roof constructions Vor- und Nachteile von Kork und...
Straw bale construction on screw foundations – Strohballenbau auf Schraubfundamenten
Gisela Immler and Siegfried Scherrer wanted to fulfil their dream of ecological building and, together with the...
ActEco e-Learning Platform Straw Building, Clay, Training for Change
The Erasmus+ Project ActEco aims at integrating the already existing learning contents of STEP – Straw Bale...
Passiv House Certificate: Strawbale-Joist Construction Plaster-Plaster Passivhaus Zertifikat: Strohballen-Bohlenständerbau Putz-Putz
Passive House Certification Report Author: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Benjamin Krick LINK to PDF
Directly plastered straw bale components for building class 4 – Direktverputzte Strohballenbauteile für die Gebäudeklasse 4 – Brandschutztechnische Untersuchungen
The use of combustible materials in (multi-storey) buildings is limited in Germany. In the case of combustible...
Leaflet on the processing of construction straw – Merkblatt Verarbeitung von Baustroh – according to European Technical Assessment
Leaflet on the processing of construction straw according to European Technical Assessment ETA-17/0247 Status: 28...
DE-EN Strohbaurichtlinie 2019 – revised Straw Building Guideline 2020
EN This straw building guideline summarises the experience and knowledge of straw builders in Germany. It has been...
AT: Klassifizierungsbericht Einblasstroh (IsoStroh) – Classification of Blow-In-Straw (IsoStroh)
Classification for IsoStroh in combination with Fermacell Power Panel H20: B – s1, d0Valid until: 20. August 2024...
Translation of technical terms related to straw construction
800 building terms translated into 4 languages, a small dictionary for builders and trainers, Excel-FileAuthor:...
Straw insulated buildings – Strohgedämmte Gebäude
Eine umfassende Broschüre mit allen Aspekten des Strohballenbaus. A comprehensive brochure containing all aspects of...
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...
European Technical Assessment (ETA) for Baustroh in Germany (EN/DE)
LINK: European Technical Assessment thermal insulation made of straw bales (EN), Europäische technische Bewertung –...
Clay Passiv Office-Building Tattendorf, AT
The motivation for developing the project “Clay Passiv Office-Building Tattendorf” was the dissatisfaction...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Strohbau konkret – establishing the Virtual Building Site for Straw Bale Trainings / AT
Professioneller Strohbau konkret: „Virtuelle Baustelle“, Ausstellung und Schulungsunterlagen The asbn – Austrian Straw...
DE Basic principles for the recognition of straw bale construction by the building authorities
EN Objective and reason for the project Despite the existence of a general building authority approval for straw bales...
Fundamental principles for the building supervisory recognition of the Straw bale construction – further development of the load bearing construction type and optimization of building physic performance
With straw bales, environmentally-friendly, high-heat and sound-insulated, low-cost residential buildings can be easily...
Test certificate thermal behaviour of a straw bale wall – Prüfzeugnis thermisches Verhalten einer Strohballenwand
Author: FIW Munich LINK (Test on page 449)
Straw bales and (load-bearing) straw bale constructions – Strohballen und (lasttragende) Strohballenkonstruktionen
The dissertation was supervised by Professors Minke and Hensel at the University of Kassel’s Research Laboratory...
Sound Insulation of a Straw Bale Wall: Test Report
EN: In the IAB wall testbed, a wall was erected using straw bales. Research was carried out to determine the degree of...
New building Biohof Achleitner. Building made of wood, straw & clay. / DE
This report documents the results of a commissioned project from the program House of the Future within the framework...
Examination of straw bales and straw bale constructions with regard to their application for energy saving construction with particular reference to the Load bearing construction, DE
Straw Bale Building is said to be a promising way of building both under ecological and economical aspects. But its...
DE: Single Burning Item (Fire) Test: REI 30, B-s1,d0
EN: Fire behaviour according to DIN EN 13823 (“Single-Burning-Item” test): Test report: The results of the...
Innovative Nutzung von nachwachsenden Rohstoffen am Beispiel eines Büro- und Ausstellungsgebäudes
Have a look at the English summary on page 8: The S-HOUSE demonstration building is a show case for modern best...
S-House: Planning and Building for the future, AT
The S-House is a two-storey straw-bale passive solar design. The building shell demonstrates the potential of straw...
Research to Mold- and Moisture Behaviour in Straw Bale Constructions, DE
EN: One of the most important objectives of the Fachverband Strohballenbau Deutschland e.V. is, in addition to the...
Stroh Kompakt – Straw Testing and Demonstration Buildings / AT
Straw as building material has been in use for a long time, for example to build walls or as insulant. A process...
Straw as Building Material – too good to burn it!
EN: Building and insulating with straw is a technique that has been widespread in the US since the beginning of the...
Wall Systems made from Renewable Materials, GrAT, AT
Beside a good marketing concept, a successful implementation of new products into the market of building products is...
Certificate of Fire Resistance of straw and a plastered straw bale wall by MA 39 – VFA 2000-0644.04, AT
Test report on fire behaviour of a straw bale wall in Austria ASBN, GrAT (Austria): B2-Certificate (normal...