[GSBN] 7story SB buildings in France

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Martin and Herbert,
I've just received the answers but translating them will take me some 
time that I don't have right now (gottagetthekidsfromschool...
I'll get back to you...
André

Le 15/05/2013 18:27, martin hammer a écrit :
> Thanks Andre.  This is great.  I have a long-standing dream of a high-rise
> strawbale building (infilling a steel or concrete frame structure).  These
> mid-rise buildings are amazing to see.
>
> Is the primary structure heavy timber post and beam?  Did someone from the
> French strawbale community act as a consultant for the straw bale aspects?
> Did the architect in the video have previous experience with straw bale
> building?
>
> Martin
>
>
> On 5/15/13 5:05 AM, "contact at lamaisonenpaille.com"
> <contact at lamaisonenpaille.com> wrote:
>
>> Here is a (french) article with a video on 2 recent 7story SB buildings
>> in France.
>>
>> The Jules Ferry résidence, close to downtown St Dié in Les Vosges (88)
>> Acording to Passiv Haus standard (15 kWh/m2) this social housing should
>> exceed 130€ per year for heating, cooling, ventilation and warm water
>> costs for an appartment of 90m² (about 900ft²).
>>
>> The size of the prefab panels have been optimised in order to facilitate
>> transport and installation. The project was cost-effective due to that
>> optimisation and the fact that the insulation (the prefab panels) also
>> carry the weight of the rainscreen. That way, an extra structural system
>> (for carrying the weight of the rainscreen so far appart from the
>> concrete structure) was avoided.
>> Total cost : 5 milion €
>>
>> http://www.actu-environnement.com/ae/news/construction-immeuble-bois-paille-18
>> 315.php4
>>
>>
>> Bale on,
>> André
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