Re: [Strawbale] French SB Network is looking for official european SB tests

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Hello Peter,

Your questions show valid concerns that have been well weighed in our 
decission.

In France any builder (owner builder and professional) has the right to 
build with any matérial and method they like. But the professionals have 
the obligation to be insured, and that proves difficult and expensive 
because the lack of certified regulation. Créating such regulation does 
not make it any more difficult to use other methods, in fact it actually 
creates a sort of 'stepping stone'; part of the certified regulation can 
be taken into account by the insurance company (general SB issues like 
how to deal with moisture).

Our quest for these french 'building codes' is supported by the entire 
network (nobody voted against it during multiple national gatherings) 
and, again, these 'rules' are only a 'reference text', not an obligation.

Of course we would also like to see loadbearing and hybrids included but 
that is too far a leap for now. Probably much better to do so on a 
European level with the help of Amazon Nails and others.

All the best,
André


Peter van Balen a écrit :
> Salut André,
>
> This raises lots of questions, as you are probably well aware of - to  
> quickly name a few:
>
> What's the purpose of 'validating' the use of SB as infill:
> - standardising construction (i.e. infill) techniques?
> - standardising strawbale specs (dimensions, density, R-value)?
> - … (other)
>
> Would (future) professional builders have to follow these (future)  
> codes to be able to be insured?
> Is this a (future) customer-led/demended process or profesional/ 
> ssupply-led?
>
> Would any use of SB (as infill) not following (future) code thus  
> 'invalidate' such use?
>
> Warm regards
> Peter
>
> ========
>
>   
> > Hoi Peter,
> >     
> > > What kind of tests/data are you looking for?
> > >
> > >       
> > All certified tests/data.
> >     
> > > And for what use: load-bearing and/or infill?
> > >
> > >       
> > These 'building codes' (R?gles Professionnels) will only validate the
> > use of non structural SB infil that can hold earth and/or lime  
> > plaster.
> > But that does not mean we are not interested in other validated  
> > testing
> > (nor does it mean that loadbearing is not alowed, it is just more
> > difficult to get the the professional builder insured)
> >
> > kind regards,
> > Andr?
> >     
>
>
>
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