On 23.09.2021, the first press briefing took place in the premises of the largest wood-straw house in Southern Germany.
First the reponsible monk Brother Andreas, his planners and the craftsmen reported on their experiences in the building process. Then a tour through the shell of the building took place. The first finished demo guest room was presented and later Benedikt Kaesberg demonstrated a straw bale infill and a fire test. Read More
Here is an animation of the overall project on the CNCP site:
renovation of the hangar
rehabilitation and construction of buildings for the future Training Centre. Read More
In this interview the Managing Director of Berschneider GmbH - responsible for plastering the largest wood-straw building in southern Germany - talks about this construction phase and the experiences of his team plastering the straw-insulated house St. Wunibald. Read More
The Benedictine Abbey of Plankstetten also pays attention to ecologically sustainable building materials when it comes to interior finishing of their wood-straw-house. With Thermo Hemp Premium the monks provide thermal insulation and soundproofing in the new rooms of Haus St. Wunibald. Read More
About 900 m2 of wooden boarding is being installed on the straw-insulated new building. Architect Elke Kirst-Haas from the office hirner & riehl Architekten gives insights into this construction phase. The Munich office is responsible for the planning and design of the new building. Read More
The Eco-construction Cluster will have a new straw-built, office building in 2021.
What was the technical and legal process for this project? What conclusions should be drawn? Read More
As part of the Interreg project UP STRAW, building acoustics measurements could be carried out in a straw-insulated building for the first time.
πThe sound test shows that professional straw construction can keep up with other construction methods also in the area of sound insulation. Read More
Training is crucial to developing straw building. The UP STRAW partners have introduced a distance learning course in both French and English : "Building for Change - Naturally". Read More
