Straw professional networks
Posted onThere is a strong network of straw bale construction, nationally and internationally. Read More
Action & Activity
2 UP STRAW investments in an international building contest
Posted onHastings Bourough Council and Cluster Eco-construction Office are candidates at the Green Solutions Awards. Read More
New imagefilm about straw insulated monastery building is online!
Posted onThe film explains why and how the benedictine monks in the Bavarian monastery of Plankstetten built a three storey multipurpose building with their own wood and straw. Strong pictures and clear messages also bring across the advantages of straw bale building in general. Enjoy the movie! Read More
De Roomley Sports-hall (NL)
Posted onThe largest renovation with Dutch straw ! The use of straw in the built environment was still a completely new idea for the Municipality of Tilburg at the time. Ultimately, however, it tied in seamlessly with ambitions the municipality has been embracing for over 10 years. Read More
Sporthal de Roomley (NL) wins innovation award
Posted onSporthal de Roomley in Udenhout is one of the 5 winners of the sports accommodation innovation prize. The hall has been completely rebuilt in recent years and was delivered in August 2020. De Roomley is a sustainable building where everyone can play sports in a healthy environment. Read More
Construction site visit in the German monastery with 60 visitors
Posted onOn March 20, about 60 people interested in construction, building experts and journalists participated in a construction site tour at Plankstetten Monastery in Bavaria, Germany. 🎤After the welcoming speech and introduction into straw bale building, the visitors walked in small groups through the shell of the building, saw the construction progress and a live demonstration of the plaster application. Read More
The roof is on the biggest straw bale building in Southern Germany
Posted onHaus St. Wunibald - the largest straw building in southern Germany - is now under roof 😀. The responsible architect Elke Kirst compiled facts and figures about this construction phase for you and explains them in the interview below. Read More
Building Information Modelling
Posted on12 walls representative of the main current practices in straw construction were modelled in BIM. Read More
Hastings Visitor Centre
Posted onIt is the first public straw building in Hastings and will act as a community facility and cafe with interpretation that showcases Hastings Country Park Nature Reserve. Read More
Zotero Library
Posted onThe partners of the UP STRAW project have created a library of more than 400 publications dedicated to building with straw. Read More