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WRAPPING & RENOVATION

UP STRAW Straw Bale Supply Specification Report

2021-12-172021-12-15 by esba
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 development of …

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Categories English Language, Research Tags Straw Bale Building, THERMAL INSULATION, UP STRAW Project, WRAPPING & RENOVATION

Old buildings – new uses: indoor swimming pool, (straw bale) brewery and water tower

2021-12-232021-10-29 by esba
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 caretaker’s cottage or in …

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Categories German Language, News, Research, Straw Bale Wrapping Tags Straw Bale Building, STRAW IN MEDIA, THERMAL INSULATION, WRAPPING & RENOVATION

Single-family house in Raab

2021-12-162021-01-21 by Herbert Gruber
Single-family house in Raab

Erdgeschoß (Ziegelwand) thermisch saniert, Obergeschoß Neubau Holzriegelkonstruktion sowie neuer Dachstuhl mit Strohballenausfachung. Als Dämmständer und Dachsparren wurden zwei 5x8er Latten …

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Categories Projects Austria Tags Straw Bale Building, Straw Bale Roof, WRAPPING & RENOVATION

20 (25) years of Straw Bale Building: ASBN

2025-11-012020-12-31 by esba
Old buildings – new uses: indoor swimming pool, (straw bale) brewery and water tower

20 years of straw bale building in Austria are a reason for the austrian strawbale network to celebrate – and …

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Categories English Language, German Language, Research Tags BUILDING PHYSICS, LOADBEARING, Straw Bale Building, STRAW IN MEDIA, STRUCTURAL STABILITY, THERMAL INSULATION, WRAPPING & RENOVATION

Building and Renovating with Straw – Construire et Rénover en Paille

2021-12-202020-09-16 by esba
Old buildings – new uses: indoor swimming pool, (straw bale) brewery and water tower

This guide of the C.A.U.E. of Normandy advises adapted solutions of energy efficient and technically sustainable renovations which preserve or …

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Categories French Language, Research Tags Straw Bale Building, STRAW IN MEDIA, WRAPPING & RENOVATION

UP STRAW Report on external thermal insulation methods with straw (wrapping)

2022-01-212020-06-29 by esba
UP STRAW Report on external thermal insulation methods with straw (wrapping)

WP T3 Market developments for retrofitting existing buildings with straw insulation From a sustainability perspective, retrofitting existing buildings is in …

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Categories English Language, Research Tags THERMAL INSULATION, UP STRAW Project, WRAPPING & RENOVATION

FR: Fire behaviour of façades RE 2019

2021-12-202019-11-30 by esba
FR: Fire behaviour of façades RE 2019

Author: Mélissa Laurans LINK

Categories French Language, Research Tags FIRE RESISTANCE, SAFETY, WRAPPING & RENOVATION

Strawbale Construction – A Least Embodied Energy Material

2022-02-152019-10-09 by esba
Strawbale Construction – A Least Embodied Energy Material

In the present scenario, the need for sustainable solutions is increasing, as our world is facing various difficult challenges. Due …

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Categories English Language, Research Tags LCA, straw building research, WRAPPING & RENOVATION

Increasing energy efficiency through interior insulation systems

2022-02-152019-04-02 by esba
Increasing energy efficiency through interior insulation systems

As an alternative to the conventionally used interior insulation with a vapour barrier, diffusion-open, capillary-active insulation is becoming increasingly popular …

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Categories English Language, Research Tags BUILDING PHYSICS, HUMIDITY, MOISTURE, THERMAL INSULATION, WRAPPING & RENOVATION

Thermal insulating plates produced on the basis of vegetable agricultural waste

2022-02-152018-12-01 by esba
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 presented. Rye straw, …

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Categories English Language, Research Tags HUMIDITY, MOISTURE, Straw Bale Building, WRAPPING & RENOVATION

Opportunities for the large scale implementation of straw based external insulation as a retrofit solution of existing UK buildings / UK

2023-04-132017-06-02 by esba
UP STRAW Report on external thermal insulation methods with straw (wrapping)

The 28 million UK buildings, through their lifecycle, exert a significant pressure on our environment. They are responsible for almest …

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Categories English Language, Research Tags BUILDING PHYSICS, THERMAL INSULATION, WRAPPING & RENOVATION

Thermal Renovation of Buildings with the use of Straw – European Experience

2022-02-062017-02-06 by esba
Thermal Renovation of Buildings with the use of Straw – European Experience

The selection of building materials to a huge extent shapes building impact on the environment. In the era of widespread …

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Categories English Language, Research Tags THERMAL INSULATION, WRAPPING & RENOVATION

Bio-based materials – 12 lessons to know | AQC

2022-02-062016-07-11 by esba
Bio-based materials – 12 lessons to know | AQC

EN: Bio-sourced materials are increasingly used in high-performance construction, particularly in renovation. Are there any specific concerns with these materials? …

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Categories French Language, Research Tags BUILDING PHYSICS, DURABILITY, WRAPPING & RENOVATION

Neues Bauen mit Stroh in Europa – New building with straw in Europe – Construire en paille aujourd’hui

2021-12-212012-12-15 by esba
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-work …

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Categories French Language, German Language, Research Tags BUILDING PHYSICS, LOADBEARING, Straw Bale Building, straw building research, STRAW IN MEDIA, THERMAL INSULATION, WRAPPING & RENOVATION

Earth improves hygrothermal comfort

2022-02-152010-03-01 by esba
Earth improves hygrothermal comfort

Raw earth does not insulate, but its thermo-physical properties make it a temperature and humidity regulator, which allows it to …

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Categories French Language, Research Tags BUILDING PHYSICS, Earth Building, HUMIDITY, MOISTURE, THERMAL INSULATION, WRAPPING & RENOVATION

Strohbau konkret – establishing the Virtual Building Site for Straw Bale Trainings / AT

2022-02-222009-07-01 by esba
Strohbau konkret – establishing the Virtual Building Site for Straw Bale Trainings / AT

Professioneller Strohbau konkret: „Virtuelle Baustelle“, Ausstellung und Schulungsunterlagen The asbn – Austrian Straw Bale Network, a registered society since 2008, …

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Categories German Language, Research Tags BUILDING PHYSICS, Demonstration Building, Earth Building, Straw Bale Building, THERMAL INSULATION, WRAPPING & RENOVATION

Stroh Kompakt – Straw Testing and Demonstration Buildings / AT

2022-02-222004-02-01 by esba
Neues Bauen mit Stroh in Europa – New building with straw in Europe – Construire en paille aujourd’hui

Straw as building material has been in use for a long time, for example to build walls or as insulant. …

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Categories German Language, Research Tags BUILDING PHYSICS, Demonstration Building, FIRE RESISTANCE, SAFETY, HUMIDITY, MOISTURE, THERMAL INSULATION, WRAPPING & RENOVATION

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