Straw bale construction in Ferran

Straw bale construction in Ferran
Written by Herbert Gruber

Floor slab, walls and roof insulated with straw bales. Some interior walls and floors were built with rammed earth.

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Ort:Ferran Fertigstellung:2012 Bauweise:infill construction Entwurf & Planung:Dirk Eberhard Besichtigung:Nein Pressebilder:Nein
Eigenleistung:Self-build with advice from Dirk Eberhard
Wohnnutzfläche:200m2 U-Wert (Wand):W/m2K U-Wert (Dach):W/m2K Haustechnik:Composting toilets, solar panels, kitchen stove for hot water, single stove in living area for heat Kategorien: Projects France,

Floor slab, walls and roof insulated with straw bales. Some interior walls and floors were built with rammed earth.

About the author

Herbert Gruber

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.