Wooden house with straw insulation in Taxham

Wooden house with straw insulation in Taxham
Written by Herbert Gruber

The walls and roof of this timber frame building were insulated with 37 cm straw bales.

Eckdaten

Ort:Taxham Fertigstellung:2006 Bauweise:infill construction Entwurf & Planung:Holzbau Eisl GmbH Zimmerer:Holzbau Eisl GmbH Besichtigung:Nein Pressebilder:Nein
U-Wert (Wand):0,14W/m2K U-Wert (Dach):0,14W/m2K Kategorien: Projects Austria,

Wände und Dach wurden bei diesem Holzriegelbau mit 37 cm Strohballen gedämmt.

About the author

Herbert Gruber

Herbert is author of the book "Neues Bauen mit Stroh in Europa" (New Building with Straw in Europe), head of the austrian strawbale network ASBN and partner in the Leonardo-project "STEP" (Strawbale Training for European Professionals) and the Erasmus project "BuildStraw Pro" (a project to get formal national recognition of the training) and "Make your City Smart". As a collector he documents European straw bale buildings since 1999 on his website (database, german), in lectures, workshops and books.