the project: tasks, results, lessons and future perspectives for straw bale building
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The Project:
Tasks, Results, Lessons
and
Future Perspectives for Straw Bale Building
Project’s Promotion of Straw Bale Construction for Climate Change Mitigation
aims and objectives have been enlarged over the course of the project, from initially introducing Lithuanian and eventually expanding to encompass Latvian and Estonian society to a straw bale construction technology, and to attempt reducing the impact of construction works on climate change.
Tasks Results
Website www.siaudunamai.lt
Articles 10 + 5 + N
Survey of Lithuanian communities’ needs
N=100 communities, 79% know, 58% would choose straw for building, Upyte community started building the linen crafts’ centre
Workshop in Estonia Building with Big Bales; 1st Baltic’s Straw Bale Builders Network meeting
6 Theoretical seminars 10
Exhibitions 2
Survey in OMNIBUS N=1002, 21 towns, 63 villages, 16% (40% of those, who plan building) would build with straw
Book In Lithuanian, 256 pages, nearly 400 pictures, 26 chapters, English summary, 740 g
DVD 3 films (Frame Construction, Load Bearing Building, Building with Big Bales, 3 slide shows, addition to the book
Established Straw Bale Builders Association
New Buildings (=CO2 savings: ~25 t per house)
HOW?
- Good Command
- International Cooperation
- Right Time
- Support
- The Project (Commitments)
WHAT’S NEW from September 2007?
- New ‘tools’ (experience, contacts, book, dvd, other info material
- New technologies (panel building)
- New products (natural paints, plasters)
- More EC attention
Future Perspectives:
- Dwellings- Workshops- Community centers- Tourism centers- Renovation of multistorey buildings
Future plans: EKOPOLIS
- International Ecobuilding and Renewable Energy information-demonstration-education-research centre- Conference rooms, Exhibition spaces- Environmentally-friendly and social-friendly Life/Working style - Sustainability- ….. (other proposals, ideas)
How? - Straw Bale Building- EC/national funds- Good Command- Clear Tasks- GAJA-friendly Activities
STRAW BALE CONSTRUCTION:
Connects People
Saves NATURE
Attracts Attention
Reduces CLIMATE CHANGE
Radiates GOOD Energy Saves Money
Has GRATE Future
Creates HEALTHY Environment
2nd SBBN MEETING:
Strengthening Motivation and Capabilities, Experience Exchange, New Plans
for the Future
GOOD LUCK for the GATHERING!
THANK YOU!
Edita Milutienė, [email protected], +370 670 49647