european strawbale gathering (ESBG) – sbuk webinar 2021

August 16, 2021

The full video of our ESBG webinar 2021 is now available here : click on a timestamp below , or, on one of the images to go to directly to a chapter

00:00 History of ESBG & introduction to SBUK’s webinar by Cypren Edmunds 07:29 StrawBale Building Basics with Phil Christopher 26:24 Cement Free Foundations with Barbara Jones 1:15:28 Q&A with Phil Christopher, Cypren Edmunds & Barbara Jones 1:36:35 Strawbuilding Project Examples with Chris Hawker 2:05:07 Technical Guide with Barbara Jones 2:34:03 Q&A with Cypren Edmunds, Chris Hawker & Barbara Jones 2:48:26 Airtightness with Paul Jennings 3:07:53 Whole LIfe Carbon: what it is and means for our materials choices with Joe Duirwyn 3:29:51 Straw & Mud: A Love Story with Jeffrey Hart 3:54:51 Q&A with Phil Christopher, Joe Duirwyn, Cypren Edmunds, Paul Jennings & Barbara Jones 4:14:56 What is SBUK & how do you join? with SBUK Directors: Phil Christopher & Cypren Edmunds

Associated weblinks from the webinar are at the bottom of this page

History of ESBG & Introduction to SBUK with Cypren Edmunds
StrawBale Building Basics with Phil Christopher
Cement Free Foundations with Barbara Jones
Strawbuilding Projects Examples with Chris Hawker
Technical Guide with Barbara Jones
Airtightness with Paul Jennings
Whole Life Carbon: what it is and means for our materials choice with Joe Duirwyn
Straw & Mud: A Love Story with Jeffrey Hart

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