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UPSTRAW – Building for change – Online training programme – Session 2

Cypren Edmunds • Jan 05, 2021

Happy New Year! Session 2 of the MOOC is now online.

In keeping with the global advancement of online learning, the straw building project, UPSTRAW , has partnered with the sustainable platform, MOOC (Massive Open Online Courses)

Offering free training, open to all, its is accessible wherever you are 24 hours a day!

Starting from the origin of straw construction, discover the energy performance of this material, the management of a straw construction project as well as the finishes.

It is aimed at designers (architects, design offices, construction economists) but also builders (masons, carpenters), wishing to discover straw insulation or deepen their knowledge. It may also be of interest to students in training or anyone wishing to learn more about straw construction.

The course is bilingual French / English.

INTERREG MOOC link :

About MOOC :

To enroll for the course, click on the link at the bottom of this page and this will open up to a registration form, which is in French. N.B. Google Chrome is the best operating system to utilise this

On the top right of this registration form is an option to complete it in English, should you prefer (see image below).

To register, click here

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