Meet the Speakers & Workshop Leaders
Barbara Jones (UK)
Barbara Jones (UK) Barbara is the founder of SNaB (@schoolofnaturalbuilding), and the UK’s preeminent straw-bale building authority. She has decades of experience in natural building including straw, clay, lime and cement-free foundations and works as a designer, builder and trainer. […]
MORECarmen Caballero & Javier Sanz (ES)
Carmen Caballero & Javier Sanz (ES) META2020 arquitectos is formed by Carmen Caballero and Javier Sanz, both graduates from the Higher School of Architecture of Valladolid in 2008. They are certified Passivhaus Designers and specialized in bioconstruction. After working with […]
MORECédric Hamelin (FR)
Cédric Hamelin (FR) As well as being an architect, Cedric is a teacher-researcher, co-founder of the Nebraska association specializing in load-bearing straw construction, wrapping and rice straw, board member of RFCP. He is an active member of the RFCP’s working […]
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Charlotte Leuvard (FR) As well as being an architect, Charlotte is R&D project manager at Nebraska, RFCP administrator, and board member of ESBA. She is also an illustrator-globetrotter and documentary filmmaker.
MORECypren Edmunds (UK)
Cypren Edmunds (UK) President of ESBA, Chair of SBUK, and coordinator with STBA. I work across Europe on policy and regulation for natural building: from embodied carbon to retrofit and systemic change.
MOREEcoCocon – Lynch, Keller, Kierulf & Kosowski
EcoCocon – Lynch, Keller, Kierulf & Kosowski EcoCocon was founded with the idea to find a way to create real and affordable cradle to cradle buildings. Buildings that are made of renewable materials, and would last decades before being returned […]
MOREEscola Origens (ES)
Escola Origens (ES) A training and social action center that promotes the knowledge of various construction techniques and appropriate materials for building in a way that is respectful of the environment and all living beings, fostering inclusive relationships.
MOREHerbert Gruber (AT)
Herbert Gruber (AT) Herbert Gruber, born 1962 in Vienna, graphic designer since 1986, straw bale builder and networker (asbn – austrian strawbale network) since 1998, father and grandfather of two (grand)children. Several strawbuilding companies, now it’s Strohnatur. Workshops since 2010, […]
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Josu Encina (ES) I am an Industrial Engineer specialized in Industrial Building by the UPV/EHU. Years ago, in 2011, I also attended a Sustainability Master’s Degree at Universitat Politécnica de Catalunya (UPC), in which I specialized in Sustainable Building. I […]
MORELuc Floissac (FR)
Luc Floissac (FR) Luc Floissac holds a doctorate in geography and planning, and a certificate of specialized training in architecture and environmental quality. He is an environmental consultant with Eco-Etudes, providing support to clients and contractors in the technical and […]
MOREMartin Burland
Martin Burland Teacher & project maker Teaching tiny house construction in Denmark. Building houses for refugees in Ukraine. Creating Denmark’s first off grid tiny house village. Martin went to ESBG in 2019 and it paved the way for major life […]
MOREMartin Paquot (FR)
Martin Paquot (FR) Architect (Arep) and former secretary of the French Straw Building Network, I am currently doing a PhD on the environmental and social history of straw building (EHESS in Paris). I am also the editor of the online […]
MOREMike Deveria
Mike Deveria Chairman ABCU – The Alliance for Bio-based Construction in Ukraine Scottish/Dutch certified European Strawbale Builder, ESBA board member, overseeing straw bale construction activities in Ukraine.
MORENicolas Canzian (FR)
Nicolas Canzian (FR) After a few years as a computer engineer I discovered bioconstruction. I have spent 20 years promoting all kinds of biosourced construction materials first as a vendor in a specialist store, following manufacturer of biosourced insulation, then consultant in a […]
MORETaller Karuna (ES)
Taller Karuna (ES) Rubén is a professional trainer, coach, and natural builder with over 15 years of experience. He loves creating and helping others improve their lives. He was certified in the first European edition of the official training for […]
MORETiziana Monterisi & Alessio Colombo (IT)
Tiziana Monterisi & Alessio Colombo (IT) We have never loved easy things, and, even less, trivial things. We have always chased the passion for what made us feel good and gave us satisfaction. When we realized that making a “rice […]
MORETom Rijven (NL)
Tom Rijven (NL) The real professional masters not only his trade, but can also transmit it to ordinary people. After a life as a social worker in a neighborhood of Amsterdam, bicycling around the globe to become a minimalist, and […]
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