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News from ESBA Members 2022
ArTUR – Sustainable Architecture (Slovakia) ArTUR organized for the project „Living smart with climate change“ 11...
Hideaway under the stars
A short documentary of a natural build filmed and produced by Dewi Roberts. It was constructed using the local...
Deltagrün: 20 years of Straw Bale Building in Germany with Arch. Dirk Scharmer
Building with natural building materials Natural building materials provide new impetus in sustainable construction ...
Building with straw? Why? The five most common misconceptions about straw bale construction
“Straw-insulated houses are not stable.” Straw has been a building material recognised by the building...
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UP STRAW Reference Buildings
VIDEOS from the straw insulated public buildings that have been constructed with the support of the Interreg project UP...
UP STRAW Straw Bale Supply Specification Report
To increase the market in straw for construction and insulation requires a large number of actions, including the...
UP STRAW Report on Procurement Procedures for Public Buildings in Straw
Public procurement makes up about one-third of government expenditures and thus represents an important direct source...
FR Rapport de production de bottes de paille – Report Straw bales for construction
The growth of the straw construction and insulation market requires a number of actions, including the development of...
UP STRAW Report on testing a new straw bale production machine in Germany
The aim of the baling event was the production of construction grade straw bales with the straw of the abbey’s farm...
UP STRAW Social Media Platform: Galleries from UP STRAW demonstration projects
Some of the impressions from UP STRAW Facebook Groups: LINK to UP STRAW Facebook (English): www.facebook...
Technical advice ISOPAILLE Ecovilla Mur
Isolation thermique de mur en panneau ou rouleau des produits à base de fibres végétales Thermal insulation of walls...
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...
Old buildings – new uses: indoor swimming pool, (straw bale) brewery and water tower
Unusual living in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: in a luxuriously converted water tower, in a modern, extended railway...
Straw Bale Building: Aufstockung Halle 118, Winterthur/CH
Foto: Martin Zeller Auf dem Lagerplatz Winterthur stockte das baubüro in situ eine bestehende Lagerhalle auf. Das...
Switzerland’s first straw bale settlement
Photo: Damian Poffet The planned settlement is committed to sustainability in various respects. In addition to thoughts...
Architect’s office in the straw bale hobbit dome building
According to plans by Prof. Gernot Minke and Arch. Zuzana Kierulvova, who is also a networker in Slovakia, this dome...
Ravelsbach – Extension of the “Virtual Building Site” seminar building
On the north side of the barn, which has been converted into a seminar centre, 3 new guest rooms are being built...
Straw bale house in St. Georgen im Lavanttal
StrohNatur and asbn built this straw bale house with a reciprocal roof in Carinthia with the help of the builder
Straw bale show house in Rußbach, Upper Austria
This straw bale house was built at Lake Wolfgang. The house can be visited as a show house by appointment.
Straw bale house Andrea & Sebastian, Ernstbrunn/Lower Austria
In Dörfles in Ernstbrunn, an approx. 94 m2 straw bale house was built with the help of the construction family.
S-House in Böheimkirchen, Lower Austria
An important goal in the S-HOUSE project was to combine ecological and functional advantages and to reduce energy and...
Virtual straw building site for workshops: Revitalisation and extension of a barn
Training centre and permanent exhibition at the same time is the House of the Future project "Virtual Building Site" of...
Straw bale vault in Ravelsbach
Straw construction can be so beautiful: Revitalising the attic of a barn to create living space in the form of a barrel...
Single-family house in Raab
Erdgeschoß (Ziegelwand) thermisch saniert, Obergeschoß Neubau Holzriegelkonstruktion sowie neuer Dachstuhl mit...
Load-bearing straw bale house made from big bales
Jumbo straw bales weighing 250 kg, plastered with clay or lime, act as load-bearing elements. The walls of the...
Oktogon
This straw bale building was created during a one-week workshop led by ASBN. The building serves as a stable for the...
system|house in modular straw construction
The first project of the system|haus|bau cooperation with prefabricated modules (Kreativer Holzbau, Bauatelier Schmelz...
Straw earth house in Maria Rain / Carinthia
In 1996, the straw and clay house won a prize in the "Sun-supported low-energy house" competition organised by the...
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 160...
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...
Bâtiment contemporain à Blanden
individual housing
Building and Renovating with Straw – Construire et Rénover en Paille
This guide of the C.A.U.E. of Normandy advises adapted solutions of energy efficient and technically sustainable...
MOOC Building for change – Naturally
The European UP STRAW programme launched a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) all about building with straw: Building...
Straw bale construction on screw foundations – Strohballenbau auf Schraubfundamenten
Gisela Immler and Siegfried Scherrer wanted to fulfil their dream of ecological building and, together with 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...
Thermal insulating plates produced on the basis of vegetable agricultural waste
The results of comparative tests of thermal insulating materials on the basis of various agricultural wastes are...
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...
Humidity in straw bale walls and its effect on the decomposition of straw / UK
This thesis explores the use of straw as a building material. In current practice, straw is compressed into bales...
Clay Passiv Office-Building Tattendorf, AT
The motivation for developing the project “Clay Passiv Office-Building Tattendorf” was the dissatisfaction...
Testing of different plaster materials for straw bale buildings – Taha Ashour
Egypt is producing a huge quantity of straw and other by-products (28 million ton yearly), these materials are very...
Straw bale houses as accommodation for people affected by natural disasters and migration / DE
The idea of using the technology of straw bale building, after it has been brought back to our consciousness for...
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...
Effect of Plaster Type and Loading Orientation on Compression Behaviour of Straw Bales for Construction
Plastered straw bales are composite building materials used as load-bearing walls in sustainable structures worldwide...
Easy. Autark. Ecologically. Building for the future? / DE
„Gegen Ende März 1845 borgte ich mir eine Axt, ging hinunter in den Wald zum Waldenteich, in dessen unmittelbarer Nähe...
Ecococon biological Research: Mould Resistance
Determination of straw layer resistance to mould fungi under increased humidity conditions, in accordance with LST EN...
VOC emissions straw bale
EN: The objective of this test was to characterise and quantify the emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and...
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...
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 easy-to...
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...
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...
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...
Moisture Movement and Mould Management in Straw Bale Walls for a Cold Climate
There is a growing interest in straw bale construction for its low embodied energy and insulation value. Early studies...
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...
Strohbau konkret – establishing the Virtual Building Site for Straw Bale Trainings / AT
Professioneller Strohbau konkret: „Virtuelle Baustelle“, Ausstellung und Schulungsunterlagen The asbn – Austrian Straw...
New building Biohof Achleitner. Building made of wood, straw & clay. / DE
This report documents the results of a commissioned project from the program House of the Future within the framework...
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...
Innovative Nutzung von nachwachsenden Rohstoffen am Beispiel eines Büro- und Ausstellungsgebäudes
Have a look at the English summary on page 8: The S-HOUSE demonstration building is a show case for modern best...
S-House: Planning and Building for the future, AT
The S-House is a two-storey straw-bale passive solar design. The building shell demonstrates the potential of straw...
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...
Compressive Strength Testing of Earthen Plasters for Straw Bale Wall Application
Straw-bale construction is an emerging building method and many builders choose to plaster the straw bales with earthen...
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...
Straw as Building Material – too good to burn it!
EN: Building and insulating with straw is a technique that has been widespread in the US since the beginning of the...
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...