Economical, ecological: designing and building with straw. Building with straw bales is a technique pioneered a century ago in the state of Nebraska. In recent years there has been a renaissance in the use of straw as a building material largely in the American Southwest, but also in Canada, France, Holland, Germany, Austria and China. Straw is a renewable source with excellent insu lating properties. It is a cheap and easy-touse option for self-builders, and even large-scale structures can be erected using timber framework filled with straw. This book is a practical, hands-on guide to building with straw. Fire safety, protection against moisture, damp, pests and parasites are treated in detail. Numerous on-site photos document the process of assembly and construction step by step. 30 exemplary international projects illustrate the wide spectrum of design possibilities with straw.
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Professor Gernot Minke specialises in research on natural building materials. Friedemann Mahlke is an architect and lecturer at Kassel University.
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There are many books now available on straw bale construction, but this is the best I've seen so far, as it shows how well straw bales can be adapted to modern designs and be used in virtually any setting. Like all Birkhauser books, Building with Straw is impeccably detailed and rich in illustrations, so you will get a very good idea how this form of construction works. Examples range from the Real Goods Solar Living Center in Hopland, California, to a farm and residential building in Franconia, Germany. So, you see that this type of construction can be adapted to almost any climactic condition, even in rainy Lithuania where small straw bale projects have been undertaken.
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Straw is a renewable building material that will grow again every year. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
straw bale works, bale infill panels, straw bale building, straw bale insulation, earth undercoat, straw bale walls, bale buildings, timber profiles, vapour diffusion coefficient, diagonal boarding, exterior render, lime render, bale dimensions, earth render, water vapour diffusion, straw bales, straw bale house, thermal bridges, ring beam, excellent thermal insulation, vapour barrier, linseed oil varnish, plaster base, cement render, experimental building Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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Straw is a renewable building material that will grow again every year. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
straw bale works, bale infill panels, straw bale building, straw bale insulation, earth undercoat, straw bale walls, bale buildings, timber profiles, vapour diffusion coefficient, diagonal boarding, exterior render, lime render, bale dimensions, earth render, water vapour diffusion, straw bales, straw bale house, thermal bridges, ring beam, excellent thermal insulation, vapour barrier, linseed oil varnish, plaster base, cement render, experimental building Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Exterior Interior, Harald Wedig, Kassel University, Total U-value, Longo Mai, Lower Franconia New!
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- Straw Bale Building: How to plan, design and build with straw by Chris Magwood on page 72, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Strawbale Homebuilding by Alan T. Gray in Back Matter
- The Straw Bale House (A Real Goods Independent Living Book) by Athena Swentzell Steen in Back Matter
- New Mexico (America the Beautiful) by R. Conrad Stein in Back Matter
- The Beauty of Straw Bale Homes by Athena Swentzell Steen in Back Matter
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