ESBG 2009 from dobraidea on Vimeo.

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Some say it was one of the best, for sure it was one of the biggest: ESBG organised by CasaCalida in 2009.

photocredit: Herbert Gruber, asbn (www.baubiologie.at)
Visit of Herwig van Sooms (image below) straw bale house…

photocredit: Herbert Gruber, asbn (www.baubiologie.at)

photocredit: Herbert Gruber, asbn (www.baubiologie.at)

photocredit: Herbert Gruber, asbn (www.baubiologie.at)

photocredit: Herbert Gruber, asbn (www.baubiologie.at)
Dirk Scharmer (FASBA) and René Dalmeijer (Strobouw Nederlands), in the back Sissy Hein (FASBA)…

photocredit: Herbert Gruber, asbn (www.baubiologie.at)
Gigi from CasaCalida on the stage…

photocredit: Herbert Gruber, asbn (www.baubiologie.at)
Kuba performing a practical workshop…

photocredit: Herbert Gruber, asbn (www.baubiologie.at)

photocredit: Herbert Gruber, asbn (www.baubiologie.at)
Tom Rijven performing a CUT-workshop with earth-plaster (COB)

photocredit: Herbert Gruber, asbn (www.baubiologie.at)

photocredit: Herbert Gruber, asbn (www.baubiologie.at)
Gernot Minke (DE), Richard Lacortiglia (Le Gabion, FR), Tom Rijven (NL) and Noé Solsana (FR) on the stage

photocredit: Herbert Gruber, asbn (www.baubiologie.at)
Noé performing a clay-plaster demonstration with a plaster-gun

photocredit: Herbert Gruber, asbn (www.baubiologie.at)

photocredit: Herbert Gruber, asbn (www.baubiologie.at)

photocredit: Herbert Gruber, asbn (www.baubiologie.at)
René Dalmeijer performing a simple fire test…

photocredit: Herbert Gruber, asbn (www.baubiologie.at)
Gernot Minke (DE, above), Zuzanna Kierulfova (ArTUR, SK) and Oliver (FASBA, DE) in straw-talks

photocredit: Herbert Gruber, asbn (www.baubiologie.at)

photocredit: Herbert Gruber, asbn (www.baubiologie.at)

photocredit: Herbert Gruber, asbn (www.baubiologie.at)
Rikki Nitzkin (ES) and Sissy Hein (FASBA, DE)

photocredit: Herbert Gruber, asbn (www.baubiologie.at)

photocredit: Herbert Gruber, asbn (www.baubiologie.at)
Stefano Soldati (LaBoa, IT) and Cedric Hamelin (FR)

photocredit: Herbert Gruber, asbn (www.baubiologie.at)

photocredit: Herbert Gruber, asbn (www.baubiologie.at)

photocredit: Herbert Gruber, asbn (www.baubiologie.at)

photocredit: Herbert Gruber, asbn (www.baubiologie.at)
David Eisenberg (DCAT, USA) as the guest in honour and CasaCalida as hosts

photocredit: Herbert Gruber, asbn (www.baubiologie.at)
Herbert is author of the book "Neues Bauen mit Stroh" (New Building with Straw), head of the austrian strawbale network ASBN and partner in the Leonardo-project "Strawbale Training for European Professionals (STEP). As a collector he documents European straw bale buildings since 1999 on his website (database, german), in lectures, workshops and books.
Website: http://www.baubiologie.at