Certified straw bales are used as insulation for the house, and the living climate is additionally enhanced by the clay plaster wall.
Als Dämmung werden für das Haus zertifizierte Strohballen verwendet, durch den Lehmputzwand wird das Wohnklima zusätzlich aufgewertet.
Herbert is author of the book "Neues Bauen mit Stroh in Europa" (New Building with Straw in Europe), head of the austrian strawbale network ASBN and partner in the Leonardo-project "STEP" (Strawbale Training for European Professionals) and the Erasmus project "BuildStraw Pro" (a project to get formal national recognition of the training) and "Make your City Smart". As a collector he documents European straw bale buildings since 1999 on his website (database, german), in lectures, workshops and books.
