The purpose of this LCA is to compile environmental data of materials and products used in the built environment. So...
Tag - BUILDING CODES, ETA, GUIDELINES
Building Codes, Technical Assessment, ETA – European Technical Approval
US-Strawbale Construction and Its Evolution in Building Codes
Strawbale construction – a wall system using baled straw as large, stackable blocks – was invented in the...
US-Straw Bale Construction and Building Codes
With today‟s emphasis on sustainable building construction, straw bale construction methods have received renewed...
US-Integrating Earthen Building Materials and Methods into Mainstream Construction Using Environmental Performance Assessment and Building Policy
Earthen building materials offer an environmentally sustainable alternative to conventional materials because they are...
US-Ethics, Culture, and Structure in the Negotiation of Straw Bale Building Codes
This study explores building code negotiation between straw bale advocates’ ecology-oriented values and health...
US – 2018 International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings
Appendix to the International Residential Code (ICR) for Straw Bale ConstructionAuthor: International Code Council Inc...
US – 2015 International Residential Code
This Appendix to the International Residential Code (2015) provides prescriptive and performance-based requirements for...
US – 2011 Oregon residential specialty code
The purpose of this appendix chapter is to establish minimum prescriptive standards of safety for the construction of...
Achieving legitimacy: visual discourses in engineering design and green building code development
This paper examines the processes by which early alternative, green-oriented building codes – namely those for straw...
Green Building and Sustainability: Diffusing Green Building Approaches in the UK and Germany
Concerns over the need to reduce energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, and resource use are increasingly...
National technical assessment NTĮ-01-061:2013 published in Lithuania for Ecococon. Wooden frame panels with straw insulation
The technical approval is intended for timber frame external panels with a thermal insulation layer of straw...
Global Buildings Performance Network – Databases & Tools
Check out and browse our data on buildings energy performance policies through our interactive Databases and Tools...
Professional rules for straw construction: insulating filling and rendering support: revised CP 2012 rules
“Straw, used as an insulating filling and plaster support, is not only used in the construction of individual...
CA-Sustainable earthen and straw bale construction in North American buildings: Codes and practice
The building industry accounts for up to 40% of the earth’s energy usage from material extraction through building...
CA-Straw Bale Building and the National Building Code of Canada
Straw bale building is a highly sustainable, low energy alternative to conventional building methods that has existed...
Technical Notebook Straw – Cahier Technique Biosources – la Paille
EN: This guide is intended for construction professionals. Architects, engineers and builders will find in it the...
BE-Réglementation PEB du 01/07/2019 au 31/12/2020
Website of the Belgian thermal regulations for buildings. Straw does not have a specific lambda value. There is generic...
Passiv House Certificate: Strawbale-Joist Construction Plaster-Plaster Passivhaus Zertifikat: Strohballen-Bohlenständerbau Putz-Putz
Passive House Certification Report Author: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Benjamin Krick LINK to PDF
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...
Rice Straw Bale Fire Test 2018
Research project to develop building solutions made out of local rice straw bales. Partnership with ITECONS – Coimbra...
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...
European Technical Assessment (ETA) for Baustroh in Germany (EN/DE)
LINK: European Technical Assessment thermal insulation made of straw bales (EN), Europäische technische Bewertung –...
Load Bearing & Non-Load Bearing Straw Bale Construction Building Permit Guide Las Vegas
This guideline establishes minimum prescriptive standards of safety for the construction of structures that use baled...
North German Centre for Sustainable Building. A pilot project with applied research
This article reports on innovations in the retrofitting of existing floor constructions. The procedure for obtaining...
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 bales...
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...