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Strawbale construction in Chile
Maria Blender
Strawbale construction in Chile
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Conditions for strawbale building in Chile
3 Strawbale buildings
Test results
Chilean strawbale building network
Conditions for strawbale building
Straw, adobe, risks, housing
Production
of cereals
mainly
wheat
Traditional
earth
constructions
(adobe)
Exception:
coast
Earthquake
risk
90 % of housing
without
adequate
thermal comfort
"Casita del Bosque" in Limache, V. Región
Kindergarten Waldorf
Project:
Valentina Osorio and Ramón Alegría
Realization: V. Osorio, R. Alegría, Anibal Ruiz and contractors, volunteers
and participants in workshops
Completion: 2014
Area:
40 m²
"Casita del Bosque" in Limache, V. Región
Kindergarten Waldorf
"Casita del Bosque" in Limache, V. Región
Kindergarden Waldorf
"Casa Muelle" in Peñalolén, Santiago
Family house
Project:
Nicole Spencer Chuaqui
Strawbale construction: Jorge Broughton Wainer
Completion:
2014
Area:
230 m²
Pilot project for the first real estate project with straw bales in Chile
"Casa Muelle" in Peñalolén, Santiago
Family house
"Casa Coya" close to Machalí, VI. Region
Family house
Project:
OWAR Arquitectos, Evan Sellmyer Pruitt
Strawbale consulting:
Maria Blender
Completion:
2010
Area:
460 m²
Selected to participate in the Chilean 2010 Biennale and to represent
Chile at the 2010 Biennale de Venezia
"Casa Coya" close to Machalí, VI. Region
Family house
"Casa Coya" close to Machalí, VI. Region
Family house
"Casa Coya" close to Machalí, VI. Region
Family house
Heat transmittance test
U=0,151 W/m²K
R=6,623 m²K/W
Fire resistance test
F120
Chilean Strawbale Building Network
Red Chilena de Construcción con Fardos de Paja
www.construccionconfardosdepaja.cl
2012
Chilean Strawbale Building Network
Red Chilena de Construcción con Fardos de Paja
www.construccionconfardosdepaja.cl
Mission:
“Promote good strawbale building”
Objectives:
• Promotion, information and education
• Certification of strawbales as a
building material
• Professional and social networking
THANK YOU - MERCI BEAUCOUP - MUCHAS GRACIAS - VIELEN DANK
Maria Blender
www.mariablender.com