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| Written by Nora Kasanická |
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The more weathered sb builders will have heard of Carol Atkinson the UK sb builder of sb caravan fame. For those who havent heard and for those who havent seen - check out Carols site on http://homegrownhome.co.uk. What i ahve always found impressive at Carols and her sons Sams work that everything also get well documented and buildings are practically a live experimental and research sites with lot of goodness for all the interested sb geeks as a result. Her first building (the aforementioned caravan) had among other things done Co2 footprint study and impressive blowdoor tests that check the airtightness of the building. The buildings have impressively thought through and executed building details and thats another reason why it might be of interest to you to look at their work. The best thing is, you dont have to travel to North East England to do it - have look at her research section on her web. The studies include her own, but ahe also listed other in depth research. Enjoy! Here is the current content of the research section (as of sept 2011): Why Build with Straw by Carol Atkinson
Energy Assessment of a Straw Bale Building Carol Atkinson
Buildwell 2010 - Innovative materials for a greener planet - January 27-30 Cavallo Point Lodge, Sausalito, San Francisco Report by Carol Atkinson
Humidity in straw bale walls and its effect on the decomposition of straw Jakub Wihan
The social and legislative barriers to the uptake of construction products derived from agricultural materials. Carol Ann Long, MSc Thesis, January 2008
Totnes Eco House – interaction between design and in-situ monitoring. Carfrae, Wilde, Goodhew, Walker and Littlewood, Passive and Low Energy Architecture conference, October 2008
Straw Bale External Insulation as Retrofit for UK Buildings by Kevin Le Doujet, August 09
Home Grown Houses: The Potential for large-scale production of renewable construction materials from crops grown in the UK, and possible impacts. Peter K Allen, Passive and Low Energy Architecture conference, September 2004
Compression load testing straw bale walls Peter Walker
Building Envelope Test Report - Air and Thermal - Nevada by Sierra Energy Professionals, October 16 2010
Compressive Strength Testing of Earthen Plasters for strawbale wall application Taylor, Vardy and MacDougall, 2006
Detailing the Effective use of Rainscreen Cladding Carfrae, Wilde, Littlewood, Goodhew and Walker 2009
An investigation of Bond Strength in Straw Bale Construction by Colin Smith July 2008
Effect of Mesh and Bale Orientation on the Strength of Straw Bale Walls P.I. Colin MacDougall
Thermal performance of Straw Bale Wall Systems Nehemiah Stone
Moisture Properties of Plaster and Stucco for Straw Bale Buildings John Straube
Partial Fill Cavity Walls: Have we reached the limits of the Technology? Article by Joseph Little
Field investigations of the thermal performance of construction elements as built Building Research Establishment
The effects of Plastered Skin Confinement on the Performance of Straw Bale Wall Systems Wheeler, Riley and Boothby
Straw Bale Construction: Is Straw Bale Construction suitable for Self-Builders in Britain? Robert Hilton
Decay Characteristics of Different Types of Straw Used in Straw Bale Building James Clynes
English translation of Danish thermal study
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