Re: [Strawbale] results of sb houses across europe pls

[Max Vittrup Jensen <Max@PermaLot...>]

Hiya Burkhard,

I believe I'm now able to find time to contribute with a fair estimate of amount of SB buildings in Czech Republic, however I'd like to have some parameters as to what constitute a SB building?

My hesitation is that the predominant amount of buildings which I'll call 'SB buildings' are not legal as residential house; some are completely 'black', others build as recreational cottages, (but inhabited all year).
Off the buildings which are residential, there's any number of imaginable architect fantasy of including some straw into a building while avoiding to confront the building offices! This used to be the case until the architects realized that there's nothing illegal about building a 'real' SB house, but unfortunately these high-embodied energy variations are continuing due to the desire to reach the so-called 'Passive house standards'.
-Case example; building a solid concrete re-bar enforced structure, adding straw for insulation and covering with wood and/or hollow bricks.

No, my point here is not to start a 'puritist', nor a 'Passive House =High Embodied Energy' debate. I simply would like to know how you would like us to count the buildings in SB with straw in them? 
Only legal residential/commercial buildings?
Insulation of old  residential/commercial buildings with SB?
Cottages? 
Rough definition of a SB building? (At what level does SB become a means of 'green-washing', rather than an approach to building?)

Cheers,
Max Vittrup Jensen