<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Dear - the sky is the limit - André<div><br></div><div>Thank you very much for these informations,</div><div>its great, how French companies built houses,</div><div>since the French Building Code is established.</div><div><br></div><div>And its great how you support us with the details.</div><div>Merci beaucoup!</div><div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 1px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 1px;"><br></span></font><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div>Meilleurs souvenirs, </div><div>all the best</div><div>Herbert</div><div>-----------------</div><div>asbn - austrian strawbale network</div><div>3720 Ravelsbach, Baierdorf 6</div><div>Tel. 02958-83640</div><div><a href="mailto:asbn@baubiologie.at">asbn@baubiologie.at</a></div><div><a href="http://www.baubiologie.at">www.baubiologie.at</a></div></div><div><br></div></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"> </div><br><div><div>Am 18.05.2013 um 12:29 schrieb <a href="mailto:contact@lamaisonenpaille.com">contact@lamaisonenpaille.com</a>:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div>Here are details and pics given by Vincent Pierré - Terranergie : Bureau d'Etude : Thermique - Energétique - Matériaux - Permaculture - Transition énergétique. <a href="mailto:terranergie@aliceadsl.fr">terranergie@aliceadsl.fr</a><br><br>The prefab panels are made of Agepan DWD16<br>rigidified by wood 40X40mm (1.57") glued and nailed<br><br>Panels:<br>2500X1250X400mm<br>98.4"x49.2x15.7"<br><br>Bales<br>490X380X1200mm<br>19.2x14.9x47.2"<br>Density (probably dry) 135kg/m3<br><br>Primary wood structure<br>KLH-board 150mm (5.9") cross laminated timber-box<br><br>Did someone from the French strawbale community act as a consultant for the straw bale aspects?<br>Vincent Pierré, member of our French SB Network did the design, defined the size, density of bales to use, tested the filling of the panels etc.<br><br>Did the architect in the video have previous experience with straw bale building?<br>No.<br><br>What are the blue pastic-buttons in the wall (for measurement?)<br>They are télescope SFS INTEC that hold the bales against the wood structure without creating a thermal bridge.<br><br>what about the load transfer of the modules, are they just fixed on the KLH-board (cross laminated timber-box)?<br>The loads descend through the uprights on the exterior that form I beams and are supported by the foundation.<br><br>Do you know, did they only cut the strings of the bales or did they fill in loose straw as well to avoid gaps?<br>They checked if the cutting of the strings sufficed for filling the holes (and it did)<br>The bales are compressed to achieve 135kg/m3 and are 2cm (0.78") shorter than the space to fill. After cutting the strings there are no more empty spots.<br><br>And a little correction : Acording to Passiv Haus standard (15 kWh/m2) this social housing should NOT exceed 130€ per year for heating, cooling, ventilation and warm water costs for an appartment of 90m² (about 900ft²).<br><br>Bye,<br>André - the sky is the limit - de Bouter<br>____________________________________________________<br> European strawbale building discussion list<br><br>Send all messages to:<br><a href="mailto:Strawbale@amper.ped.muni.cz">Strawbale@amper.ped.muni.cz</a><br><br>Archives, subscription options, etc:<br>http://amper.ped.muni.cz/mailman/listinfo/strawbale<br>____________________________________________________<br><br><br><br></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>