STEP U3: Load Bearing Straw Bale Construction

Content: Ioad bearing construction methods, resizing, compressing and fixing bales, construction of window boxes, base- and top plates, connection to roofs and ceilings, selecting good quality straw bales, structural behaviour, innovative examples of load bearing construction.

Trainees learn about…

• loadbearing systems and its specific demands on planning [Level 4]
• advantages and disadvantages of loadbearing technique
• joints to attached building elements (floor and roof plates, openings) according to loadbearing best practice and rules
• tools and machines used in the straw bale construction sites.
• the possible dangers, safe working practices, accident prevention regulations and security data sheets.
• the specific straw bale problems of the building site organization.
• how to read and implement plans. [Level 4]
• the great importance of good density of the straw bales.
• how to adjust the bales to the required size and shape.
• different compression methods and its characteristics.
• the need to fix the bales and knows the different methods to do it.
• how to fill the gaps between the bales and how to prepare the interior and exterior surface for plastering.
• the timetable linked with the costs. [Level 4]

Link to STEP Handbook U3 / Link to register for STEP U2 Course

U3 Load bearing straw bale construction: Welcome & Introduction

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U3 Load bearing straw bale construction: Learning Outcome

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U3-S1: History, Myths and Statics of load bearing construction

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U3-S2: Building with small bales

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U3-S3: Building with big bales

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U3-S4: Architecture and Design of load bearing buildings

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U3-S5: Organization of the building site

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U3-S6: Special Tools for load bearing construction

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U3-S7: Feedback and (Self)Assessment

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U3-S8: Practical STEP Workshop 2021

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