[Strawbale] certification of straw bales

[Brian Waite]

Hooray for Norway, regulations are written around the known thereby 
debarring anything new - makes progress difficult!!
Brian
www.strawbalehouse.co.uk

On 04/03/2013 20:41, asbn wrote:
> Great, what a paradise:-)
> I always thought, Europe tends to have a unique building-law...
>
> Med vennlig hilsen
> Herbert
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> Am 04.03.2013 um 21:23 schrieb Piet Jensen:
>
>> Herbert, in Norway there are no special rules for SB. If you follow 
>> the tec-standards and you take the responsibility for the result, you 
>> can allmost build whatever you want.    All the best    Piet
>> *From:* Sebastien Hubert <mailto:sebastien.hubert at mc2000.be>
>> *Sent:* Monday, March 04, 2013 8:32 PM
>> *To:* strawbale at amper.ped.muni.cz <mailto:strawbale at amper.ped.muni.cz>
>> *Subject:* Re: [Strawbale] certification of straw bales
>> Hello Herbert,
>>
>> Here is an answer for belgium :
>>
>> 1.  We are allowed to build one family houses with normal uncertified 
>> straw bales.  Altough in the future it will be more difficult because 
>> the insulating standards are getting better and better.
>>
>> 2.  I don't know the status for public buildings...
>>
>> 3.  It is also possible to insulate existing buildings with 
>> uncertified bales.  The insulating standards for existing houses are 
>> lower than those for new houses.
>>
>> Hope this can help you.
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> Sebastien Hubert
>> Belgium
>>
>> On 04/03/13 20:11, asbn wrote:
>>> Dear Balers in Europe
>>> As we have troubles with building officials (esp. in Lower Austria), 
>>> who want only certified building-balles in buildings,
>>> even when you insulate a roof or ceiling to a roof in an existing 
>>> building (without any funding or banque-credits),
>>> I would like to know, what the actual situation is in your country:
>>> So I have only 3 short questions (your answer would help me very much):
>>> 1) Is it allowed to build one-family-houses with normal uncertified 
>>> straw bales in your country?
>>> 2) Is it allowed to build official buildings (e.g. museums, 
>>> schools,...) with non-certified bales?
>>> 3) Is it allowed to insulate an existing building (without an 
>>> official plan) with non-certified bales in your country?
>>> all the best / thank you for answers:-)
>>> Herbert Gruber
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>>> asbn - austrian strawbale network
>>> 3720 Ravelsbach, Baierdorf 6
>>> Tel. 02958-83640
>>> asbn at baubiologie.at <mailto:asbn at baubiologie.at>
>>> www.baubiologie.at <http://www.baubiologie.at>
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