Interreg-Project UP STRAW UP STRAW was the largest EU-funded project to increase the use of straw in the...
Tag - FIRE RESISTANCE, SAFETY
EU-Fire-Handbook-European-fire-standards-and-national-legislation
The European reaction-to-fire classification system was introduced in support of the Construction Products Directive...
Analysis of the Fire Properties of Blown Insulation from Crushed Straw in the Buildings
Sustainable development in civil engineering is the clear and necessary goal of the current generation. There are many...
URBAN STRAW – Fire protection conditioning of blow-in straw for building insulation of urban building classes 4 and 5
The common motivation and vision of the consortium is to establish straw insulation as a common, commercially available...
UP STRAW Safety of strawbale walls in the event of fire
Report prepared for SNaB and UpStraw project. June 2020.Reaction to fire: clay and lime plastered strawbale wall...
People are Future-proofing their Homes with Straw.
Straw bale wall systems stand up to fire twice as long than those built with standard materials. Author: Costley, Drew...
Fire Resistance Evaluation of Pressed Straw Building Envelopes
Ecological construction has a tendency to increase. One of its directions is the straw bale-house. The safety of such...
Directly plastered straw bale components for building class 4 – Direktverputzte Strohballenbauteile für die Gebäudeklasse 4 – Brandschutztechnische Untersuchungen
The use of combustible materials in (multi-storey) buildings is limited in Germany. In the case of combustible...
FR: Fire behaviour of façades RE 2019
Author: Mélissa Laurans LINK
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...
AT: Klassifizierungsbericht Einblasstroh (IsoStroh) – Classification of Blow-In-Straw (IsoStroh)
Classification for IsoStroh in combination with Fermacell Power Panel H20: B – s1, d0Valid until: 20. August 2024...
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...
Rice Straw Bale Fire Test 2018
Research project to develop building solutions made out of local rice straw bales. Partnership with ITECONS – Coimbra...
Experimental assessment of separation distances of a load-bearing straw bale construction
With an increasingly dense urban structure and wider use of energy-efficient and combustible materials, the...
Expert opinion: fire behaviour of load-bearing, separating wall constructions in timber frame construction
Original title in German language: Gutachterliche Stellungnahme Nr. GA 2018/028 – Mey vom 24.04.2018 General expert...
Thermal Insulation Properties and Fire Resistance of Walls with Straw Bale Filling
One of the natural and traditional building materials is baled straw. The application of straw in the construction of...
Fire Resistance of Straw Bale Walls, summary
Straw as construction material deserves considerable attention as a natural, energy and environmentally sustainable...
Fire Resistance of Multistorey Timber Buildings
Tall timber buildings are becoming popular around the world. This paper discusses options for setting the level of fire...
Performance of Constructions with Clay Plaster and Timber at Elevated Temperatures
The combustibility of timber is one of the main reasons that too many building regulations and standards restrict its...
Pyrolysis of agricultural biomass residues: Comparative study of corn cob, wheat straw, rice straw and rice husk
Pyrolysis studies on conventional biomass were carried out in fixed bed reactor at different temperatures 300, 350, 400...
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...
Smouldering of insulation Materials / AT
Recent development in the construction of houses shows the growing importance of heat loss reduction. For this reason...
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...
Bio-aggregate Based Building Materials exposed to Fire
This chapter reports the state of the art of several investigations on behaviour of bio-aggregate based building...
Bio-aggregates Based Building Materials: State-of-the-Art Report of the RILEM Technical Committee 236-BBM
The work of the RILEM Technical Committee (TC -236 BBM) was dedicated to the study of construction materials made from...
Ecococon-Classification of fire resistance
A load-bearing wall composed of Ecococon straw modules with clay plaster This classification report defines the...
Risk-orientated fire safety solutions for multi-storey buildings made of timber – Risikogerechte Brandschutzlösungen für den mehrgeschossigen Holzbau
The application of timber in multi-storey buildings is limited by the building code requirements because of its...
Research on fire protection for multi-storey straw bale buildings – Brandschutz für mehrgeschossige Strohballenbauten
Authors: Küppers, Judith; Hosser, Dietmar; Zehfuß, Jochen, 2015LINK to BOOKLINK to Presentation See also: Fire...
From single-family homes to multi-family buildings: fire safety requirements
Fire safety regulation in Belgium: Introduction: cadre réglementaire2. Réaction au feu des bardages en bois– Définition...
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...
DE Allgemeines bauaufsichtliches Prüfzeugnis – General building authority test certificate
EN: General building authority test certificate Fire resistance classes F30-B or F90-B (straw bale wall plastered on...
Expert opinion on the general supervisory test certificate Fire resistance classes F30-B or F90-B
Expert opinion on the general supervisory test certificate Fire resistance classes F30-B or F90-B (Extension to the...
Chile: Fire resistance test, 2014
EN: Fire resistance of the element: 126 minutesClassification: F120 ES: Resistencia al fuego del elemento: 126...
BM-Trada-Fire-Classification-Report for Modcell
Resistance to fire classification report for a load-bearing timber-framed straw insulated partition wall system in...
Physical Characterization of Natural Straw Fibers as Aggregates for Construction Materials Applications
The aim of this paper is to find out new alternative materials that respond to sustainable development criteria. For...
NZNB: Fire protection for a 5-storey building in straw bale construction
The North German Centre for Sustainable Building is currently being built on the site of the former Lindhooper barracks...
New findings and developments in multi-storey timber construction – Neue Erkenntnisse und Entwicklungen im Mehrgeschossigen Holzbau
Summary: The article briefly describes the history of multi-storey timber construction in Germany, the development of...
Straw Bale Fire Test Video EBNet
Director: Sarah King, 22.03.2013 Sarah King
Characterisation of spruce, salix, miscanthus and wheat straw for pyrolysis applications
This research details the characterisation of four Irish-grown lignocellulosic biomasses for pyrolysis by biomass...
Straw Bale Firetest 2012 on iBMB Braunschweig
A firetest on a straw bale wall with 6cm limeplaster (graefix 73 pajalith). The test was made 2012 on iBMB Braunschweig...
Development and testing of a prototype straw bale house
This paper describes the research, development, construction and initial testing of an innovative low-carbon prototype...
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...
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...
Can a straw house withstand fire? Une maison de paille peut-elle résister au feu ?
Une maison de paille peut-elle résister au feu ? La paille est un matériau tendance et écolo mais peut-elle partir en...
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 self...
Thermal Decomposition of Wheat Straw and Mallee Residue Under Pyrolysis Conditions
The pyrolysis behavior of wheat straw and mallee residue and resulting gases, liquids, and chars were examined. The...
Pyrolysis of wheat straw in a thermogravimetric analyzer: Effect of particle size and heating rate on devolatilization and estimation of global kinetics
The influence of different parameters such as particle size, the initial weight of the sample, and heating rate on the...
Rapid pyrolysis of biomass and its constituents – Pyrolyse rapide de biomasses et de leurs constituants
Application to the establishment of predictive laws Author: Stefanie Kohler. Pyrolyse rapide de biomasses et de leurs...
Straw bale fire test ASTM E119 on cement plaster mixes.
The use of plastered straw bales for wall construction in residential and light commercial buildings has increased...
Kinetic analysis of wheat straw pyrolysis using isoconversional methods
The pyrolysis of wheat straw has been carried out by means of thermogravimetric analysis in an inert atmosphere. The...
FR: Fire behaviour of façades 2009
EN: Research test, at L.E.P.I.R. 2, of a facade integrating wood and straw materials in its constitution. FR: Essai de...
Modcell BaleHaus: acoustic transmittance, thermal resistance and fire resistance tests
To date, ModCell panels have been used for cladding on framed buildings. However, they are now being developed for load...
Thermal Decomposition of Wheat, Oat, Barley and Brassica carinata Straws. A Kinetic Study
The slow pyrolysis of four biomass samples was studied by thermogravimetry (TGA) at different heating rates. The...
ES: CLASIFICACIÓN DE RESISTENCIA AL FUEGO – Fire resistance test in Spain, 2008
EN: CLASSIFICATIONAccording to EN 13501-2:2004, the non load-bearing wall “ExpoZaragoza” received at...
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...
The fire behaviour of rendered straw bales
Experimental and theoretical investigations were conducted on the combustion behaviour of compacted, rendered straw...
US FireTest ASTM E 119-05a Non-Bearing Clay Wall: 60min
A 12ft x 14ft non-loadbearing wall constructed with 7.5 pcf rectangular wheat straw bales stacked in a running bond...
US Fire tests ASTM E119-05a non-loadbearing cement stucco wall 2007: 120min
A 10ft x 10ft non-loadbearing wall constructed with 7.5 pcf rectangular wheat straw bales stacked in a running bond...
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...
Pyrolytic behaviour of different biomasses (angiosperms) (maize plants, straws, and wood) in low temperature pyrolysis
The thermal degradation of agricultural products and by-products (two kinds of maize plants, wheat, and barley straw)...
Combustion characteristics of different biomass fuels
Biomass energy is one of humanity’s earliest sources of energy particularly in rural areas where it is often the...
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...
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...
Straw Bale Fire Safety
The ability of plastered and unplastered straw bale walls to resist fire is presented, based on a number of tests and...
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...
Certificate of Fire Resistance of straw and a plastered straw bale wall by MA 39 – VFA 2000-0644.04, AT
Test report on fire behaviour of a straw bale wall in Austria ASBN, GrAT (Austria): B2-Certificate (normal...
ASTM e84-1 straw surface burning 2000
This report describes the results of the ASTM E84-98 Standard Test Method for SURFACE BURNING CHARACTERISTICS OF...
Pyrolysis kinetics of wheat and corn straw
The primary degradation kinetics of wheat straw and corn stalks have been investigated under isothermal conditions...
EU Commission Decision establishing the list of products belonging to Classes A ‘No contribution to fire’
Author: European Union, Publications Office of the European Website Type Link: