Action & Activity

Workshop: Revising the German straw bale building guideline (Strohbaurichtlinie)

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Straw bale building professionals from all over Germany will gather in a workshop in Berlin 15th of February 2019 in order to revise the German straw bale building guideline. It was established in 2014 and will be updated now. At the time, the draft was set up in workshops attended by benevolent members of the German straw bale building association (FASBA) and the finishing was done by project staff. The revision will be done quite that way, too. The outcome of the revised version is planned for summer 2019. Read More

Belgian straw network first gathering

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The Cluster Eco-construction initiated a gathering of professionals from the straw construction sector. The objective is to build a professional network in order to develop and promote straw construction in Belgium. The network aims to professionalise the sector. In the next months the network is going to get structured, define objectives, actions as well as a membership charter. Read More

Visit with officials

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The Walloon Minister of Housing, Valérie De Bue, visited EcoLodge a cooperative company member of the Cluster Eco-construction active in the straw construction sector. They had the opportunity to discover the WaldCube, a compact housing unit made of wood insulated with straw. A concept answering economic, social and environmental challenges. Read More

Survey Straw construction and summer comfort (FR)

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Context During the hot summer of 2018, the APPROCHE-Paille association launched an investigation with the aim of gaining an insight into summer comfort in isolated straw houses. In total, 30 buildings were studied. The survey included objective questions (temperature measurement) as well as more subjective ones (felt in the home) but just as important in the evaluation of summer comfort. Unless otherwise indicated, the values ​​presented are averages for all 30 responses. Read More