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Straw Bale Building Greb Technique

The GREB straw bale building technique uses a timber frame, straw bales, steel connectors, and aerated concrete to construct buildings. The timber frame forms the structure, straw bales are inserted inside for insulation, steel connectors link the wood and straw, and aerated concrete is used as mortar between the bales and frame. This natural building method has been used to construct several homes and buildings in France and other countries.

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Straw Bale Building Greb Technique

The GREB straw bale building technique uses a timber frame, straw bales, steel connectors, and aerated concrete to construct buildings. The timber frame forms the structure, straw bales are inserted inside for insulation, steel connectors link the wood and straw, and aerated concrete is used as mortar between the bales and frame. This natural building method has been used to construct several homes and buildings in France and other countries.

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The GREB straw bale

building technique

JB Thévard - Novembre 2007 – Translation by Alex WIGNACOURT


The idea :
A complete construction system using 4 composites

1-Wood /
timber frame
3- Steel Links
2-Straw
4-Aerated mixed concrete
(light wood based mortar)
1- WOOD – timber frame
A unique section : 100 x 40 mm
(« 2 » x « 4 »)

The upper rail section with one floor

The double light timber frame

La lisse basse

The lower section :


sill plate fixed on the foundations
1- Wooden frame details
A corner post wich gives
strong resistance

A window
with lintel
and sill

The floor joists


1- Special details

For roller blinds

The structural column,


made of 8 posts assembled

Bow window
2- STRAW

Strawbales

With different sizes, slipped inside the double frame

A large « tunnel » for strawbales


without any thermal loss
3- METAL LINKS
Screws
(wood/wood)

Nails
(Mortar/wood/straw)

Metal links
(wood/straw/wood)
4- AERATED MIXED CONCRETE WITH WOOD CHIPS
The composition come from research based on
« bois cordé »

Greb recipie : Process :


4 parts of wood chips Mortar run between strawbales and formworks
3 parts of sand Formworks screwed on the posts (inside and oustide)
1 part of calcic lime Strawbales lawers
1 part of grey cement
4-AERATED LIGHT WOOD MORTAR
Wood mortar run by hand or with vibratile strut

Vincent and his special mortar container


RESULTS I – Non ended constructions
Dennu House(85)
Boiron extension (73)

Victors House and storage place(31)


Fleureau House, (45)
RESULTS II – Non ended constructions
Davière House (61)

Surville House
(17)

Wignacourt House (62)

Tamata House (Espagne)


Technical informations

Quantity of wood needed : 0,02 m3/m² of structural wall


Quantity of mortar needed : 10 m3 / 100m² of structural wall

Costs : 12 to 15 €/m² of structural wall

(estimates)
Permeability of the wall similar to massive wood
Thermal conductivity of the mortar λ = 0,4 W/m.K
Thermal capacity ρC = 330 Wh/m³.K

Carbon emissions = - 1,8 tonnes/100m² of structural wall


(without transport)
Ended constructions

Delaroue House
(88)
Surville House
(17)

Fleureau House
(45) Thévard-Gilbert House
(QC)
Ended constructions

Déry House (Qc)

Alain House (QC)


Brossamain Extension
(45)
GREB constructions with modified elements

Les Amanins School (26)


BE Gaujard

Garros-Pabois House
(16)

Balocco House(84)
BE Bainier
Two books available on the GREB
Straw bale technique
APPROCHE-Paille association

Key elements for 2007 :

8 training cessions (2 days)


4 trainers
97 trainees
30 construction places

APPROCHE-Paille
Association pour la PROmotion et la Construction d’Habitations Ecologiques en Paille
11 rue de Lutèce - 45000 Orléans Tel 0033.238.54.35.20 Fax : 08-26-67-66-19
www.approchepaille.fr

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