Straw-bale Building United Kingdom
About SBUK
Our aim – To promote straw bale building and best practice within the sector SBUK is an association of: Practitioners Designers Academics Enthusiasts Trainers Who have banded together to provide a resource hub to aid you on your straw-bale building journey. If you would…
Why straw bales?
There are many reasons that we promote and are passionate about the use of straw bales in construction. Sustainability Energy Efficiency Highly insulating Healthy Natural Low fire risk Structurally sound Robust and durable Can be constructed affordably Tried and tested A straw bale…
Join SBUK
Your membership fee is vital to the ongoing work of SBUK and allows you access to group meetings and events where you can network and chat with other members, and help us to achieve our aim of promoting straw bale building in the UK….
ESBG 2019 #UPSTRAW, Todmorden, Yorkshire. Straw goes public & in Communities
To say that this event was spectacular is an understatement. Visitors from across Europe went on guided tours of buildings made of straw in the locality, attended workshops, expert speakers’ delivered jaw-dropping presentations and, we had a ceilidh. Bring on the next European Straw…
Construction of the Hastings Country Park’s Visitor Centre by Constrawtium
In 2017 we ventured with other members of the INTERREG initiative UPSTRAW, to see the above area for a new Vistors’ Centre in Hastings. Murray Davidson of Hastings Borough Council spoke about the ambition for the proposed build and we explored how to could…
SBUK founder members Chris Hawker & David Copeland are Speakers at ESBG 2019
Chris and David have been with SBUK since day one. Respected builders in the industry they bring with them a studious and creative outlook having met whilst studying at the Centre of Alternative Technology. Their expertise will feature in a workshop on straw bale…