EcoCocon 5 x 5 : 4 Singular (Big!) straw bale buildings
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The Future of Straw is Tall: Hyllie, Sweden
Paul Lynch (EcoCocon Network Manager)
ETC Bygg is constructing a 12-story residential building featuring 65 apartments, utilizing cross-laminated timber (CLT) and EcoCocon’s prefabricated straw panels. Designed to meet Passive House standards, this project emphasizes energy efficiency and a reduced carbon footprint.
Straw Goes Big: 40,600 m² of Bio-Based Façade for a Dutch Logistics Hub
Lars Keller (EcoCocon Denmark)
In Lelystad, a new logistics center designed by Henning Larsen sets a bold precedent for circular and low-carbon architecture. Its façade—crafted from prefabricated EcoCocon straw panels—merges natural materials with large-scale industrial design. As one of Europe’s largest buildings to feature a straw-based exterior, the project demonstrates how bio-based construction can meet the demands of modern logistics while visibly expressing sustainability.
Straw-Powered Production: The Self-Insulated Factory in Slovakia
Bjørn Kierulf (CEO Ecococon)
In Voderady, Slovakia, EcoCocon’s new production hall exemplifies sustainable industrial design. Constructed using the company’s own straw wall panels, the facility achieves exceptional thermal performance, eliminating the need for a conventional heating system. This energy-efficient building operates entirely on solar power, aligning with EcoCocon’s commitment to eco-friendly practices. The production hall boasts an annual capacity of 60,000 m² of timber-straw wall panels, significantly advancing the availability of bio-based construction materials.
EcoSpai in Tarragona
Gabriel Patricio Kosowski (EcoCocon España)
Municipal building for public facilities promoted by the Monte Roig del Camp City Council in Tarragona. Built with 256 EcoCocon panels anchored to a polished concrete foundation slab and roofed with exposed CLT panels. All vertical finishes on the thatched panels are finished with clay plaster, and all the building’s installations are visible. The goal is to create a healthy work environment, and the building itself is an educational element, as all its functions are visible.
Date
- 20 Sep 2025
- Expired!
Time
- 09:30 - 09:50
Labels
- Lynch, Keller, Kierulf & Kosowski
Category
Otros facilitadores
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Bjørn Kierulf
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Bjørn Kierulf is a Norwegian industrial designer and Passivhaus specialist based in Slovakia. As CEO of EcoCocon and founder of Createrra, he champions the use of natural materials—particularly straw—in high-performance, low-carbon buildings. His work integrates cradle-to-cradle principles with Passive House standards, aiming to make sustainable construction both scalable and accessible.
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Gabriel Patricio Kosowski
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Gabriel Patricio KOSOWSKI, architect (2001). Specialist in the management of complex projects. In 2011, I began training in various bio-construction techniques, eco-architecture, and more local, efficient, healthy, and ecological ways of building. Since 2012, I have been EcoCocon's local partner for Spain. Since then, I have dedicated myself to disseminating and advising individuals and professionals on everything related to sustainable construction systems, especially using EocCocon prefabricated straw panels.
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Lars Keller
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In the late 90’s and 00's Lars was part of pioneers in DK and Europe who pioneered straw building method. Testing, experimenting, teaching, building. Since the mid 10's Lars has worked in tandem with the EcoCocon team, aiming at getting SB into the mainstream. In the last five years Lars' focus has been the B2B sector.
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Paul Lynch