Design and Technology of a Sustainable Architecture
Buch, Englisch, 160 Seiten, Format (B × H): 230 mm x 289 mm, Gewicht: 901 g
ISBN: 978-3-0356-1854-9
Verlag: Birkhäuser Verlag GmbH
Das Buch zeigt praxisnah die Konstruktion von Strohbauten. Es erörtert die wichtigen Themen Brandsicherheit, Nässeschutz und Verhinderung von Schädlingsbefall, und dokumentiert die Montage Schritt für Schritt mit Baustellenfotos. 30 ausgewählte Projekte zeigen das vielfältige Gestaltungspotential dieses Materials.
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I The technology of straw bale building 1 Introduction Purpose and objectives of this book About the contents Building with straw – a contribution to sustainability in construction Further advantages of straw bale building Objections and anxieties 2 History and profileration of straw bale building Early buildings (1880-1970) The development after 1980 3 Straw as building material General facts Straw bales Straw panels 4 Wall construction systems using straw bales Introduction to the construction systems Load-bearing straw bale walls Non-loadbearing straw bale walls Facing straw bale layer as thermal insulation Structural and dynamic aspects Summary and comparison of the individual systems 5 Roof and floor construction with straw bales Roof insulation Floor constructions Supplementary thermal insulation of existing structures 6 Physical aspects of straw bale building Heat storage and heat conductivity Thermal bridges Thermal insulation Moisture protection Moisture balance Wind and air tightness Fire protection Sound insulation 7 Designing a straw bale building Special aspects of load-bearing straw bale walls Special aspects of non-loadbearing straw bale walls Detailing of foundations Base details Wall build-up Wall junctions with foundation, base and floor Ring beams Windows and doors Wall corners Wall/roof junctions Interior walls Intermediate ceilings Service ducts Heavy-duty fixings in straw bale walls Wall recesses 8 Surface protection and finishing works Interior render Exterior render Paint coats Water-repellent treatment Weather boarding, facing and ventilated cladding 9 The building process Supervision and co-ordination on site Health and safety measures Assessment of the quality of the bales Supplementary compaction of the bales Transport and storage Separating of bales Reshaping of bales Bale installation Wall reinforcement Wall prestressing Removal of deformations Backfilling of joints and gaps Cropping of bale surfaces Rendering of the walls 10 Trial and error – an example Preliminary note Scheme design Construction – the first attempt Solving the problems – the second attempt 11 Building cost, insurance, planning permission Building cost, expenditure of time and personal contribution Insurance of building Planning permission II Built examples in detail 1 Residences Residential building in Ouwerkerk, Zeeland, Netherlands Residential building in Balneario Punta Ballena, Uruguay Residential building in central Montreal, Canada Prefabricated single-family home in Hitzendorf, near Graz, Styria, Austria Single-family home in Dobersdorf, Burgenland, Austria Urban cottage in Berkeley, California, USA Single-family home in Bryson City, North Carolina, USA Singe-family home with guest house, games room and garage in Galston, near Sidney, Australia Single-family home in Lower Lake, California, USA Single-family home at Lake Biwa, Japan The Spiral House, Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland Load-bearing straw bale house in Disentis, Switzerland Passive house in Cavan, Ontario, Canada First straw bale house in Vienna, Austria Single-family home in Blanden, Belgium Low-energy house in Maria Laach, Austria Passive house in Wienerherberg, Austria 2 Home and workplace Trout Farm Complex, Tassaraja Canyon, California, USA Residential and office building in London, Great Britain Ulenkrug Farm, Stubbendorf, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, Germany Residential building for ethnic German resettlers, Wargoldshausen, Lower Franconia, Germany The Woodage Sawmill in Mittagong, Australia Straw bale dome as a rehearsal and performance space in Forstmehren, Westerwald, Germany Farm and residential building near Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Franconia, Germany House of a painter near Santa Cruz, California, USA 3 Educational and cultural buildings Foothills Academy College Preparatory, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA Real Goods Solar Living Center, Hopland, California, USA International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center Lodge, Val-Morin, Quebec, Canada Waldorf school in Carbondale, Colorado, USA Salem Childrens’ Village, Kaliningrad, Russia Sanctuary House, Crestone, Colorado, USA Vipassana Meditation Hall, Blackheath, Australia III Appendices Measures Networks Internet links Bibliography Acknowledgements Illustration credits
I The technology of straw bale building1 IntroductionPurpose and objectives of this bookAbout the contentsBuilding with straw – a contribution to sustainability in constructionFurther advantages of straw bale buildingObjections and anxieties2 History and profileration of straw bale buildingEarly buildings (1880-1970)The development after 19803 Straw as building materialGeneral factsStraw balesStraw panels4 Wall construction systems using straw balesIntroduction to the construction systemsLoad-bearing straw bale wallsNon-loadbearing straw bale wallsFacing straw bale layer as thermal insulationStructural and dynamic aspectsSummary and comparison of the individual systems5 Roof and floor construction with straw balesRoof insulationFloor constructionsSupplementary thermal insulation of existing structures6 Physical aspects of straw bale buildingHeat storage and heat conductivityThermal bridgesThermal insulationMoisture protectionMoisture balanceWind and air tightnessFire protectionSound insulation7 Designing a straw bale buildingSpecial aspects of load-bearing straw bale wallsSpecial aspects of non-loadbearing straw bale wallsDetailing of foundationsBase detailsWall build-upWall junctions with foundation, base and floorRing beamsWindows and doorsWall cornersWall/roof junctionsInterior wallsIntermediate ceilingsService ductsHeavy-duty fixings in straw bale wallsWall recesses8 Surface protection and finishing worksInterior renderExterior renderPaint coatsWater-repellent treatmentWeather boarding, facing and ventilated cladding9 The building processSupervision and co-ordination on siteHealth and safety measuresAssessment of the quality of the balesSupplementary compaction of the balesTransport and storageSeparating of balesReshaping of balesBale installationWall reinforcementWall prestressingRemoval of deformationsBackfilling of joints and gapsCropping of bale surfacesRendering of the walls10 Trial and error – an examplePreliminary noteScheme designConstruction – the first attemptSolving the problems – the second attempt11 Building cost, insurance, planning permissionBuilding cost, expenditure of time and personal contributionInsurance of buildingPlanning permissionII Built examples in detail1 ResidencesResidential building in Ouwerkerk, Zeeland, NetherlandsResidential building in Balneario Punta Ballena, UruguayResidential building in central Montreal, CanadaPrefabricated single-family home in Hitzendorf, near Graz, Styria, AustriaSingle-family home in Dobersdorf, Burgenland, AustriaUrban cottage in Berkeley, California, USASingle-family home in Bryson City, North Carolina, USASinge-family home with guest house, games room and garage in Galston, near Sidney, AustraliaSingle-family home in Lower Lake, California, USASingle-family home at Lake Biwa, JapanThe Spiral House, Castlebar, County Mayo, IrelandLoad-bearing straw bale house in Disentis, SwitzerlandPassive house in Cavan, Ontario, CanadaFirst straw bale house in Vienna, AustriaSingle-family home in Blanden, BelgiumLow-energy house in Maria Laach, AustriaPassive house in Wienerherberg, Austria2 Home and workplaceTrout Farm Complex, Tassaraja Canyon, California, USAResidential and office building in London, Great BritainUlenkrug Farm, Stubbendorf, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, GermanyResidential building for ethnic German resettlers, Wargoldshausen, Lower Franconia, GermanyThe Woodage Sawmill in Mittagong, AustraliaStraw bale dome as a rehearsal and performance space in Forstmehren, Westerwald, GermanyFarm and residential building near Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Franconia, GermanyHouse of a painter near Santa Cruz, California, USA3 Educational and cultural buildingsFoothills Academy College Preparatory, Scottsdale, Arizona, USAReal Goods Solar Living Center, Hopland, California, USAInternational Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center Lodge,Val-Morin, Quebec, CanadaWaldorf school in Carbondale, Colorado, USASalem Childrens’ Village, Kaliningrad, RussiaSanctuary House, Crestone, Colorado, USAVipassana Meditation Hall, Blackheath, AustraliaIII AppendicesMeasuresNetworksInternet linksBibliographyAcknowledgementsIllustration credits
