eco habitat association presentation (renexpo® south-east europe 09-11.11.2011,

As. Eco Habitat

RENEXPO® South-East Europe 09. - 11.11.2011, Palace Hall Bucharest

Purposes, objectives

Developing the concept of sustainable living with minimal

environmental impact and positive results on quality of life in

Romania;

Educating the Romanian society for sustainable living;

Cost efficiency in sustainable living;

Offering a concrete, legal and viable alternative of sustainable

buildings.


Projects for 2011-2015

Objectives:

to patent certain materials and techniques specific to Straw bale buildings and

to facilitate obtaining the permits for erecting such buildings;

to elaborate technical specifications regarding Straw bale buildings.

Steps:

to build prototypes in collaboration with experts, using several techniques;

to undertake feasibility studies and monitor the prototypes;

to draw conclusions;

to obtain and analyze feedback.


Targets for a Straw bale house

It has to achieve both low cost and maintenance;

To be built almost entirely with natural materials;

Easy to build.


Straw bale house Workshop sept- oct 2011

Project description:

WHEN: from 26 September to 14 October 2011

WHERE: in the Cârligu Mare village, Glodeanu Siliştea Commune, Buzau County,Romania

WHAT: The project consists in building one of the first homes destined for the communityof disadvantaged families. The house will be built from traditional materials such asstraw bales and earth together with other new materials, used in moderntechniques. The house will be the first of its kind in Romania

WHO: volunteers and a team of trainers led by specialist Tom Rijven

“The Straw bale house” is a workshop which is mainly addressed to architects, engineers,craftsmen and specialists in the field. Also, the workshop is open to those who wantto learn to build and use sustainable materials, thus recalling that the overallobjectives of the event are to promote environmentally-friendly materials,technologies and green buildings.

Tom Rijven, one of the pioneers of straw houses, is invited as an expert and trainer. Hewill guide and direct the participants during the three-week course.


Building technique

Basic techniques in SB construction:

Nebraska - load bearing

Infill with post and beam system

Tom Rjven's system is a marriage

between the first two called CUT

(cellule under tension)


Building technique


Issues covered with this first workshop

One of the first SB technique to be studied - that uses less wood, less machines, no digging in the earth;

Training people in Romania;

Observing house behavior;

The possibility to have a constant feedback from the future owners;

Study about people’s receptivity (especially in villages); advantages and disadvantages of a SB building regarding people’s mentality;

Checking law permissiveness.


Issues left to be covered

A professional monitoring with sensors (need a lot of money);

Protection of the SB house over the winter (risk of destruction);

House finishing (workshop 2012);

Green Roof (workshop 2012);

Installations and facilities;

Dry toilets - water saving


Future projects

Studying other techniques in order to develop a Straw bale prototype

for Romania;

Laboratory tests and establishing regulations for such buildings;

Obtaining building permits for P+1 houses.


Thank you!

Asociatia Eco Habitat

E-mail: [email protected]

Mobil: +40 728 960 951

Fax: +4021 313 24 43


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