Information point for renewable and ecological materials (II) online information plus service offer
Content Description
Status
completed
Summary
The main focus of the project was:
- Transparent demonstration of current activities of different straw building initiatives / important players in straw building sector
- Adjustment of new initiatives and corporate engineering
- Initiation and support of straw bale building cooperations
The goal was to improve the coordination of different target groups at the straw bale building community in Austria and to maximise synergy. Another goal was reached through the "trade-off workshop" (Abstimmungsworkshop), the practical workshop and through the S-FEST (www.s-house.at/BSs-fest.htm).
Trade-off workshop for experts
The workshop took place at 19th September 2006. Participants were able to get information about the state-of-the-art in the straw bale community and to exchange experiences. Also aims and measures for the dissemination of building with straw bales were set up.
The planning and executive people were convinced by the high functionality of straw bales as insulation material. They accentuate the need for awareness raising through which specific information can be spread. Therefore specialized platform homepages, such as www.nawaro.com, will enlarge their scope to disseminate information about straw bale building.
Practical workshop
To communicate basic skills and advantages of straw bale buildings, GrAT hosted a practical workshop on 15th September 2006 at the S-HOUSE. Participants experienced the theoretical background of different building methods, the quality control and other characteristics of straw bales.
S-FEST
At 16th September, from 10 - 19 the S-FEST was held.
Guests could visit the S-HOUSE and get information about sustainable building, renewable materials, straw bale building and more.
A country market, picnic opportunities, straw bale adventures for children and an architectural exhibition entertained the guests.
GrAT has successfully brought a great number of people into the awareness of sustainable building and contributed to the social and educational communication of environmental issues of today.
Project Partners
Project management
Dr. Robert Wimmer
GrAT, Gruppe Angepasste Technologie, TU Wien
Project collaborator:
DI Hannes Hohensinner, GrAT
Mag. (FH) Tobias Tengler, GrAT
Rudolf Bintinger, GrAT
Alma Becic, GrAT
Project or cooperation partner
- IBO Österreichisches Institut für Baubiologie und Ökologie
DI Thomas Zelger, Dr. Bernhard Lipp
Alserbachstraße 5/11, 1090 Wien
Tel. + 43 1 319 20 05 -0, Fax + 43 1 319 20 05
Internet: www.ibo.at; E-Mail: tzelger@ibo.at - Wohnnet Service GmbH
Mag. Johannes Heimhilcher
Gaudenzdorfer Gürtel 67/5, 1220 Wien
Tel. + 43 1 25 254 420, Fax + 43 1 25 254 300
Internet: www.wohnnet.at, E-Mail: j.heimhilcher@wohnnet.at - Umweltberatung Niederösterreich Mostviertel
Friedrich Heigl
Am Graben 40a, 3300 Amstetten
Tel. + 43 7472 61486, Fax: + 43 7472 61486 -620
Internet: www.umweltberatung.at, E-Mail: mostviertel.amstetten@umweltberatung.at - Assist communication
Mag. Andrea Mittermair
Peter-Jordan-Straße 62/3
1190 Wien
Contact adress
GrAT - Gruppe Angepasste Technologie, TU Wien
Dr. Robert Wimmer
Wiedner Hauptstraße 8-10, 1040 Wien
Tel. + 43 1 58801 49523, Fax + 43 1 58801 49533
E-Mail: contact@grat.at
Internet: www.grat.at, www.s-house.at, www.nawaro.com