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Straw-bale walls for sustainable architecture: Improving and promoting straw-bale use in European Buildings
Evrard, Arnaud; Biot, Benjamin; Keutgen, Gauthier et al.
2015In Cucinella; Giulia (Eds.) Architecture in (R)Evolution
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Abstract :
[en] Straw-bale use in buildings may be an interesting way to decrease our energy needs and our impact on the environment. Moreover, it fosters a local economy and the creation of new jobs in the building industry. Combined with earth materials and other well-selected materials and systems, it allows creative designers to integrate highly efficient, low-tech and reusable envelopes in comfortable and healthy places. The present paper summarizes the results of a four year R&D program aiming to improve and promote the use of straw bale in buildings and also to remove uncertainties concerning this use. Three main aspects are pinpointed and discussed: hygrothermal transfer and storage in straw-bale walls, regulation of indoor conditions and environmental impact in the long term. These three topics were submitted to European experts (France, England and Germany) in order to discuss a cross-comparison of results obtained on a larger scale. The paper shows that straw-bale use in buildings is a relevant and innovative solution in facing one of the major challenges of today and tomorrow: "How to build/transform comfortable and affordable buildings with local resources and with a positive impact on the environment?".
Disciplines :
Environmental sciences & ecology
Architecture
Author, co-author :
Evrard, Arnaud
Biot, Benjamin
Keutgen, Gauthier
Lebeau, Frédéric  ;  Université de Liège > Ingénierie des biosystèmes (Biose) > Agriculture de précision
Courard, Luc  ;  Université de Liège > Département ArGEnCo > Matériaux de construction non métalliques du génie civil
De Herde, André
Language :
English
Title :
Straw-bale walls for sustainable architecture: Improving and promoting straw-bale use in European Buildings
Publication date :
09 September 2015
Event name :
PLEA 2015 - Architecture in (R)Evolution
Event place :
Bologne, Italy
Event date :
du 09/09/2015 au 11/09/2015
Audience :
International
Main work title :
Architecture in (R)Evolution
Author, co-author :
Cucinella
Giulia
Publisher :
Ass. Building Green Futures, Bologna, Italy
Edition :
Ass. Building Green Futures (Bologna)
ISBN/EAN :
978-88-941163-1-1
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
Name of the research project :
AProPaille
Funders :
Service public de Wallonie : Direction générale opérationnelle de l'aménagement du territoire, du logement, du patrimoine et de l'énergie - DG04
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