Was the 11th house in Austria to be certified as a passive house by the IBO (Austrian Institute for Building Biology and Ecology).
Wurde als 11. Haus in Österreich vom IBO (Österreichisches Institut für Baubiologie und -Ökologie) als Passivhaus zertifiziert. Das Pultdach und die Außenwände im OG wurden mit Strohballen gedämmt.
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.
