The program of the ESBG 2021 YouTube and ZOOM Recordings and Videos Straw Bale Building News from UP STRAW, Jump! Training for Change, ACTeco and WELCOME of the ESBA board. News from Estonia, Germany, Slovakia, Poland, Switzerland and a STRAW BALE SPECIAL with Architect Dirk Scharmer about Speicherbogen and other multi-family-houses made of straw bales….
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The European Straw Bale Gathering – ESBG 2019 was held in Todmorden. ESBG 2019 was all about… The presentations (open as PDF): ASBN – Austria, Herbert Gruber Paille-Tech – Belgium EU – Big Buildings, H. Gruber Eestimaaehitus – Estonia, Mikk Luht BiWeNa – DE, Michael Fischer Promopaglia – Italy, Carlo Micheletti NL – Casper van der…
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The Program: Friday 16 june,9.30 – 11.30: Round tables – Calls and fundings: moderator Luca Guarneri, Regulations and certifications: Luc Floissac, Marketing: Federico Broggi, Wood and structures: Carlo Micheletti, Passive house: Mirko TagliettiWorkshop Area: Self building: Rikki Nitzkin11.30 – 13.30 Auditorium: Athena & Bill Steen: The American vision and its developmentTalks – Architecture: Michel Post…
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Now its done. We have published a lot of photos in the new gallery section of this website. Enjoy, download or send us your pictures. Best, Herbert Gruber for ESBG Team
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Permalot (Max Vittrup Jensen) hosted this ESBG in the small village Bouzov Podoli Maren Termens (ES) and Richard Lacortiglia (LeGabion, FR) from left (picture above), Boris Hochel (SK) Kuba (UK, CZ) and Catarina Pinto (PT) below Kuba (amazonails, UK, CZ) and Noé Solsana (FR) in front of the presentation-hall.
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ESBG 2009 from dobraidea on Vimeo. Some say it was one of the best, for sure it was one of the biggest: ESBG organised by CasaCalida in 2009. Visit of Herwig van Sooms (image below) straw bale house… Dirk Scharmer (FASBA) and René Dalmeijer (Strobouw Nederlands), in the back Sissy Hein (FASBA)… Gigi from CasaCalida…
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ESBG 2002 in Austria (Wachau) was organised by ASBN (Herbert & Astrid Gruber) together with Global 2000 and GrAT. Some of the 120 participants: Erwin Schwarzmüller (AT, Werner Schmidt (CH), Tom Rijven (NL), Axel Linde (DE), Attila Meszaros (HU), Jan Hollan (CZ), Ecodum, Herwig van Soom (BE), Bee Rowan and Barbara Jones (UK), Winfried Schmelz…
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Redfield Community (Simon Pratt – bearded in the last row) invited in 2000 to the ESBG in UK with Martin Oehlmann (3rd from left, FR), Jolien van der Maden (NL), Arild Berg (NO), Harald Wedig (DE, PL), Steen Moeller (DK), Astrid & Herbert Gruber – photos, AT) and many others (which names we don`t know)….
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