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Welcome on ActEco & STEP2021 Platform for eLearning Eco-Construction,
Straw Bale Building, Earth Building, Sustainability and Training.
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This e-Learning platform was established during the Erasmus+ project ACTeco 2020-2022.
You will find here more than 100 free courses to eco-building topics (EARTH BUILDING, STRAW BALE BUILDING and SUSTAINABILITY) sorted by date (newest on top). If you want to find courses by name (sorted alphabetically), look in our menu for ACTeco courses.
STRAW 04 Intro – Wrapping with Straw Bales
The 10 min. ACTeco-course introduces basic methods of wrapping with bales and prefabricated straw elements.
STRAW 03 Intro – Load Bearing Straw Bales
The 10 min. ACTeco-course introduces basics for load bearing straw bale technique, how to handle the bales and compress the wall.
STRAW 02 Intro – Straw Bale Infill Constructions
ACTeco 10 min. course introduces basics for infill technique with straw bales and tools, which are used.
STRAW 01 Intro – Straw Bales as Building Material
10 min. ACTeco course introducing straw building, showing straw as building material and showing oldest and newest houses in Europe.
EARTH BUILDING 10 – Repairs and Maintenance
ACTeco 45 min. course shows typical failures of earth construction and their causes. Suggests ways of possible repairs, explains what the survey is and show examples of renovated houses.
EARTH BUILDING 09 – Production (Level 2)
ACTeco 45 minute course shows differences of brick productions, goes into more detail in producing compressed bricks and adobe. Briefly describes quality control.
EARTH 09 – Production (Introduction)
ACTeco 15 min course briefly shows 3 main different ways to produce earth blocks: handmade adobe, pressed bricks and extruded bricks.
STRAW – 4 Lessons (Introduction)
4 short ACTeco Introduction courses in Straw Bale Building - straw bales as building material, straw bale Infill, load bearing straw bale and Wrapping with straw bales (external insulation).
STRAW BUILDING 08 – Communication and Calculation (Level 2)
This 45min ACTeco course briefly shows which forms of communication we have, how to communicate with clients, describes rough estimation of building costs and gives some hints for improving the digital ways of communication (presentation).
STRAW BUILDING 07 – Concept of a Straw Bale House
This 45min ACTeco course explains the basics how to design straw walls/houses, how to make a construction plan and install the house technique (water, heating, electricity) in straw bale walls.
STRAW BUILDING 06 – Building Physics and Room Climate (Level 2)
This 45min ACTeco course explains the basics of building physics of a straw bale wall, explains heat and moisture transfer, fire resistance, shows fire tests but also describes inner room climate created by (earth plastered) straw bale walls.
SUSTAINABILITY – From Sustainability to Eco Building (Introduction)
ACTeco 20 to 30 minute course with a brief introduction to Sustainability Goals and sustainable building, focusing on ecobuilding.
Tiny House and Climate Change
The course will consist of 9 lessons. On the concept of tiny house and its context, they show mitigation and adaptation measures and their application on big buildings. Lessons also follow a special case study of the project: Living Smart With Climate Change.
STRAW BUILDING 05 – Natural Finishes with Earth, Lime and Cladding (Level 2)
ACTeco 45 min course on how to plaster a straw bale wall with earth or lime plaster or finish it with a wooden cladding.
STRAW BUILDING 04 – Wrapping – External Thermal Insulation with Straw (Level 2)
ACTeco Course: The 45 min lesson shows basic features of external insulation with straw bales, prefab elements and straw flakes.
STRAW BUILDING 01 – Straw Bales as sustainable Building Material (Level 2)
ACTeco Course: The 45 min Lesson shows examples of Straw Bale Buildings, Customizing & Handling of Straw Bales, Tools for Straw Bale Building and Storage of Bales.
EARTH – 9 Lessons (Introduction)
ACTeco course with 9 introduction lessons with basic infomation and beautiful examples of Earth building techniques: earth architecture, rammed earth, masonry, cob, earth plasters and decorations, as well as interior design.
SUSTAINABILITY – 6 Lessons (Level 2)
ACTeco course has 6 lessons, with basic information about Sustainability, Climate Change, Energy, How to Live Sustainably, Sustainable Building and Renovation.
SUSTAINABILITY 04 – How to Live Sustainably (Level 2)
ACTeco 45 minute course informs about personal ecological and carbon footprint, and shows the daily choices we can make. Suggests to make a personal plan of change the habbits.
SUSTAINABILITY 03 – Energy (Level 2)
ACTeco 45 min course shows how much and what energy we use, introduces overview of renewable and non-renewable energy sources, their advantages and disadvantages, and future trends.