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    Thx Olivier,<br>
    <br>
    Here also other strawbale buildings of Werner Schmidt :
    <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.atelierwernerschmidt.ch/de/stroh/strohbauten">http://www.atelierwernerschmidt.ch/de/stroh/strohbauten</a><br>
    <br>
    Regarding what I wrote yesterday I would add this : if you want to
    build an affordable house, you build a 1 level rectangular big bales
    house, then the roof (flat or not), then the windows.  Your building
    is quickly built.  <br>
    <br>
    I've quite often seen houses with the south walls completely covered
    with windows.  Generally the windows are bad quality windows with a
    lot of air leaks.  You get energy from the sun of course but during
    the night you loose much more energy you get...  If you want to do
    the same with high quality windows it becomes really expensive.  In
    my house we put 3 high quality windows which are 2.2m high x 2m
    width.  This Monday was a shiny day (it happens sometimes in
    Belgium) and at 1:00PM we had 21.5°C.  This is really enough.  We
    don't need 27°C ! <br>
    <br>
    Cheers<br>
    <br>
    Seb<br>
     <br>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 24/01/13 00:29, OLIVER SWANN wrote:<br>
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        <div><span>BBB in Switzerland <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://naturalhomes.org/maya.htm">http://naturalhomes.org/maya.htm</a></span></div>
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          font-style: normal;"><span>Regards, Oliver</span></div>
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                <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b>
                Sebastien Hubert <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:sebastien.hubert@mc2000.be"><sebastien.hubert@mc2000.be></a><br>
                <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b>
                Hubert Simons <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:info@edelyn.de"><info@edelyn.de></a>; European strawbale
                building discussions <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:strawbale@amper.ped.muni.cz"><strawbale@amper.ped.muni.cz></a>
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                <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b>
                Wednesday, 23 January 2013, 21:05<br>
                <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b>
                Re: [Strawbale] Strawbale house<br>
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              <div> 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>
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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
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                <br>
                Guest houses are built under a agriculture building. <br>
                <br>
                Cheers<br>
                <br>
                Seb<br>
                <br>
                <div class="yiv937277731moz-cite-prefix">On 06/01/13
                  17:55, Hubert Simons wrote:<br>
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                    <div class="yiv937277731MsoNormal"><span
                        lang="EN-US">Hello Sebastien, I read your mail </span></div>
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                        lang="EN-US">  </span></div>
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                        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</span></div>
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                        lang="EN-US">  </span></div>
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                        lang="EN-US">So I have 3 questions</span></div>
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                        lang="EN-US">  </span></div>
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                        lang="EN-US"><span style="">1.<span
                            style="font:7.0pt;">       </span></span></span><span
                        lang="EN-US">Did you build a low budgethouse?  </span></div>
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                        lang="EN-US"><span style="">2.<span
                            style="font:7.0pt;">       </span></span></span><span
                        lang="EN-US">Have you a calculation of the
                        house?</span></div>
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                        lang="EN-US"><span style="">3.<span
                            style="font:7.0pt;">       </span></span></span><span
                        lang="EN-US">What do you think about Big Bale
                        Building?     ( Atelier Werner Schmidt )</span></div>
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                        lang="EN-US"><span style="">4.<span
                            style="font:7.0pt;">       </span></span></span><span
                        lang="EN-US">Is there any BBB in Belgium ( or F,
                        Lux, NL) </span></div>
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                        lang="EN-US">  </span></div>
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                        lang="EN-US">  </span></div>
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                        lang="EN-US">Thanks for answering</span></div>
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                        lang="EN-US">  </span></div>
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                        lang="EN-US">Bale on</span></div>
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                        lang="EN-US">Stroh macht froh</span></div>
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