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    Hello Hubert (is Hubert your firstname ?),<br>
    <br>
    I put your mail again in the european mailing list because you only
    answered to me...<br>
    <br>
    I completly agree with you. Indeed in Belgium there is not only huge
    straw bale houses...  <br>
    <br>
    I've build our house as you'll do your's.  As building professional
    it is also a serious reference for the potential customers.  That 's
    why our house is looking as a traditional german house (not really
    as a belgian one ! ;-)  <br>
    <br>
    Some pictures of our house are available here : <br>
    <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.mc2000.be/images/maison/facades/IMG_9514-small.JPG">http://www.mc2000.be/images/maison/facades/IMG_9514-small.JPG</a><br>
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    <br>
    Our house is not what I could call a low budget house.  I would also
    like to work on a low budget straw bale house.  But I don't want to
    sacrifice some important points.  <br>
    <br>
    The house should be :<br>
    - really well insulated<br>
    - airtight<br>
    - using quality materials<br>
    - ...<br>
    <br>
    I think the best solution is to reduce the surface, simple
    architecture, put good windows on south (but not too much and not
    too big because this is very expensive), don't build mezzanine (you
    loose space), buy second hands material, ...<br>
    <br>
    What do you mean with sheet calculation ?  Budget, thermic ?<br>
    <br>
    Regarding BBB, I think it is interesting.  I would like to build one
    .  It should be coool.<br>
    <br>
    I know one place built with BB :
    <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.gites-ligule.be/sonhistoire-mignault.php">http://www.gites-ligule.be/sonhistoire-mignault.php</a><br>
    <br>
    Guest houses are built under a agriculture building. <br>
    <br>
    Cheers<br>
    <br>
    Seb<br>
    <br>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 06/01/13 17:55, Hubert Simons wrote:<br>
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        <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Hello Sebastien, I read
            your mail <o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Dear Max and everybody,
            I'm living in Belgium and would like to add a comment
            regarding your remark. I don't think that belgium strawbales
            houses are build only for the wealthy folks. I'm personally
            building our strawbales house and our architect is really
            dealing with the budget. He is working with "normal" people
            who can afford the medium price. You have perhaps visited
            huge houses when you came at the ESBG. They are not all like
            this ;-) Here is my opinion about the strawbale building and
            building in general. As a professional builder (insulation,
            strawbales, earth plaster, ... ). I'm always trying to find
            the best solution/product/quality to be able to propose good
            material (and also nice ;-) to everybody. I think everybody
            should be able to own a healthy lovely house. My goal is of
            course to target the main stream. I think In Belgium the
            main stream is meanly looking for a house that is not really
            different of the neighbourhood. We are not looking for
            extravangant houses. It means that we also have to show that
            this is possible to build a strawbale houses that looks like
            a traditional one. When I say we are building with straw the
            people are generally thinking we are going to live in a mega
            organic house. Our house will be an important reference for
            my job. That's why it will look like a traditional house but
            with some details that will make the difference anyway. For
            the next project, I'm thinking about a low budget strawbale
            house for (for example) a young couple and his child(ren)
            familly... I would like to show it is possible to build an
            affordable healthy low energy house. But as André was
            writing and saying cheap, quality and quick is not
            compatible... This is thus important to take time to do the
            things in the right way. Have a nice day (cloudy here
            probably ;-) Cheers Sebastien Hubert<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">So I have 3 questions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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          style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
            lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span
                style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">       </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
            lang="EN-US">Did you build a low budgethouse?  <o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoListParagraph"
          style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
            lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span
                style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">       </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
            lang="EN-US">Have you a calculation of the house?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoListParagraph"
          style="text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span
            lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span
                style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">       </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
            lang="EN-US">What do you think about Big Bale Building?
                ( Atelier Werner Schmidt )<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            lang="EN-US"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">4.<span
                style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">       </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span
            lang="EN-US">Is there any BBB in Belgium ( or F, Lux, NL) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Thanks for answering<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Bale on<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Stroh macht froh<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:DE">Hubert
            Simons<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:DE"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:DE">Meigerhof
            1<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:DE">53797
            Lohmar<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:DE">Deutschland<o:p></o:p></span></p>
        <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:DE">FON   
            : +49 (2246)  9258749<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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            lang="EN-US">FAX    : +49 (2246)  9259061<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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