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Bio-based materials – 12 lessons to know | AQC
EN: Bio-sourced materials are increasingly used in high-performance construction, particularly in renovation. Are there...
On the hygrothermal performance of straw bale wall elements in Belgium
The present article investigates the hygrothermal performance of straw bale walls in Belgian climate conditions. The...
Understanding Passivhaus
Understanding Passivhaus is full of 2d and 3d details helping you learn Passivhaus principles – with all details...
Physical Properties of Straw Bales as a Construction Material: A Review
Straw bale buildings provide significant benefits in terms of costs, human health, and environmental sustainability...
Investigation of the Physical and Mechanical Properties of Straw as a Building Material
This article analyses how straw and straw buildings pass the basic requirements given in Regulation (EU) No 305/2011 of...
Energy Analysis of Residential Building Using Revit
The construction industry uses a lot of natural resources clay, sand, stone, water and energy for developing various...
Hygrothermal properties of earth bricks
The comfort of the occupants and the quality of indoor air are becoming important parameters in the selection of...
From experimental characterization of the hygrothermal properties of straw-clay mixtures to numerical assessment of their buffering potential
The development of innovative materials has to respond to both environmental and energy concerns. Bio-based materials...
Earth improves hygrothermal comfort
Raw earth does not insulate, but its thermo-physical properties make it a temperature and humidity regulator, which...
Certified Passivehouse Component for Benediktinierabtei Plankstetten
Manufacturer: Benediktinerabtei Plankstetten im Interreg-Projekt UP STRAW Category: Construction Construction...
Increasing energy efficiency through interior insulation systems
As an alternative to the conventionally used interior insulation with a vapour barrier, diffusion-open...
Thermal, Moisture and Biological Behaviour of Natural Insulating Materials
Besides having a positive impact on sustainable development, natural building materials also have technical properties...
Airborne Sound Insulation of a Straw Bale Partition Wall
This paper describes the results of a scientific project focused on determining the Airborne Sound Insulation of a...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Physical Properties of Straw Bales as a Construction Material: A Review
Straw bale buildings provide significant benefits in terms of costs, human health, and environmental sustainability...
Straw Building Research Database Europe
Are you engaged in European research concerning straw bale or sustainable/natural building? Do you want to make a test...
Building with light-clay / DE
At the beginning of the 1980s, a new interest in the environmentally friendly building material clay, which had proved...
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...
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...
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...
Strohbau konkret – establishing the Virtual Building Site for Straw Bale Trainings / AT
Professioneller Strohbau konkret: „Virtuelle Baustelle“, Ausstellung und Schulungsunterlagen The asbn – Austrian...
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...
Opportunities for the large scale implementation of straw based external insulation as a retrofit solution of existing UK buildings / UK
The 28 million UK buildings, through their lifecycle, exert a significant pressure on our environment. They are...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Straw bale constructions: Laboratory, in field and numerical assessment of energy and environmental performance
The use of straw in buildings has been common since ancient times, but only at the beginning of the twentieth-century...
Investigation on the thermal degradation and kinetic parameters of innovative insulation materials using TGA-MS
Thermogravimetric analyzer coupled to a mass spectrometer (TGA-MS) was used to study the thermochemical behavior of...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Breathability – the Key to Building Performance
Breathability is a misleading term, but it has now become firmly embedded in the vocabulary of building technology. It...
Use of straw with hemp-lime mortar in timber-frame walls
The goal of the research was the rational development of the housing techniques using so called renewable materials...