WF.B + WF.M WAHLFACH BIO+GEO workshop & excursion
This WF aims to discover the potential of bio-based and geo-based materials in the construction sector. This will be done through a combination of hands-on workshop, lectures, production and project visits.
Find out how clay, earth, wood, lime, fibres can be combined wisely? And get the chance to create your own hemp lime block and fibrous clay plaster sample.
Geo-sourced materials consist of mineral raw materials found naturally in the ground, such as sand, clay and stone. In the past, these locally extracted substances were the main building materials. Today too, soil excavated from Brussels building sites can be recovered and used as a construction material.
Bio-based materials are building materials derived from renewable biological resources. These raw materials can be cultivated and harvested in a short time; they grow continuously and are naturally abundant. Examples include wood, straw, grass, hemp and algae. These bio-based materials offer us endlessly regrowing resources, that are usually light materials and therefor with, among others, insulating qualities.
On this workshop, we zoom in on both groups of materials, and the combination of both. Which type of materials add inertia, thermal insulation or hygroscopic capacities?
The first two days will take place in Brussels, at the production hall of BC materials.
The aim is to discover earth and fibres, in a hands-on way. We use the expertise that BC gained through real-scale projects, using hemp-lime, straw, acoustic plaster,…
The third day will focus on visits of producers of materials or building elements based on straw, wood, fibres and earth. Examples are Paille-tech (produces prefabricated wall elements that combine wood, straw and earth) and Gramitherm (transforms grass waste into insulation panels).
The fourth day will focus on exemplary architectural projects using bio-based and geo-based materials. Examples are Usquare in Brussels or the rammed earth watchtower in Dilsen-Stokkem (BE).
Short agenda:
November 25th: workshop geo-based in Brussels
November 26th: workshop bio-based in Brussels
November 27th: production visits in Belgium
November 28th: architectural visits. Bus trip from Brussels to Aachen
Practical
Students have to organize their own transport to Brussels and accommodation in Brussels (November 24th – November 28th). A contribution of €60 is expected to pay the transport for the visits.
WF.B + WF.M WAHLFACH BIO+GEO workshop & excursion
This WF aims to discover the potential of bio-based and geo-based materials in the construction sector. This will be done through a combination of hands-on workshop, lectures, production and project visits.
Find out how clay, earth, wood, lime, fibres can be combined wisely? And get the chance to create your own hemp lime block and fibrous clay plaster sample.
Geo-sourced materials consist of mineral raw materials found naturally in the ground, such as sand, clay and stone. In the past, these locally extracted substances were the main building materials. Today too, soil excavated from Brussels building sites can be recovered and used as a construction material.
Bio-based materials are building materials derived from renewable biological resources. These raw materials can be cultivated and harvested in a short time; they grow continuously and are naturally abundant. Examples include wood, straw, grass, hemp and algae. These bio-based materials offer us endlessly regrowing resources, that are usually light materials and therefor with, among others, insulating qualities.
On this workshop, we zoom in on both groups of materials, and the combination of both. Which type of materials add inertia, thermal insulation or hygroscopic capacities?
The first two days will take place in Brussels, at the production hall of BC materials.
The aim is to discover earth and fibres, in a hands-on way. We use the expertise that BC gained through real-scale projects, using hemp-lime, straw, acoustic plaster,…
The third day will focus on visits of producers of materials or building elements based on straw, wood, fibres and earth. Examples are Paille-tech (produces prefabricated wall elements that combine wood, straw and earth) and Gramitherm (transforms grass waste into insulation panels).
The fourth day will focus on exemplary architectural projects using bio-based and geo-based materials. Examples are Usquare in Brussels or the rammed earth watchtower in Dilsen-Stokkem (BE).
Short agenda:
November 25th: workshop geo-based in Brussels
November 26th: workshop bio-based in Brussels
November 27th: production visits in Belgium
November 28th: architectural visits. Bus trip from Brussels to Aachen
Practical
Students have to organize their own transport to Brussels and accommodation in Brussels (November 24th – November 28th). A contribution of €60 is expected to pay the transport for the visits.