# Straw Bale Construction/Resources/Worldwide Contacts
### Worldwide organisations and contacts

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#### New Contact

    Contact: FirstName LastName, Organisation, Address. Telephone: +1 23 3456789. Email: some@somewhere.org Website: http://somewhere.org

#### The Americas
##### California

    Contact: California Straw Building Association, The Tides Center, P.O. Box 1293, Angels Camp, CA 95222-1293. USA. Telephone: +1 209 7857077. Website: http://www.strawbuilding.org/
    Contact: The Last Straw blog, Email: admin@buildearth.org Website: http://tls.buildearth.org
    Contact: Buildearth.org, Email: admin@buildearth.org Website: http://www.buildearth.org

##### Colorado

    Contact: The Last Straw Journal, PO Box 22706 Lincoln Nebraska 68542-2706 USA. USA. Telephone: +1 402 4835135. Email: thelaststraw@thelaststraw.org Website: http://www.the.thelaststraw.org
    Contact: Colorado strawbale association, 2010 Hermosa Dr. Boulder, Colorado 80304. Telephone: +1 303 4446027 Email: costrawbale@yahoo.com Website: http://www.coloradostrawbale.org

##### Nebraska

    Contact: Straw Bale Association of Nebraska and the MidAmerica Straw Bale Association. Email: jc10508@navix.net Website: http://www.strawhomes.com/sban

##### Ontario

    Contact: Ontario Straw Bale Building Coalition, Hank and Anita Carr, 2025 Ventnor Road, RR3, Spencerville ON, K0E 1X0, Canada. Website: http://www.strawbalebuilding.ca/ Telephone: +1-87-STRAWBALE Email: info@strawbalebuilding.ca Email discussion list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/practical-sbc/

##### Texas

    Contact: Straw Bale Association of Texas, P.O. Box 4211 Austin, TX 78763-4211. USA. Telephone: +1 512-3026766 Website: http://www.greenbuilder.com/sbat/

#### Europe

(Listed alphabetically under their English spelling)

##### European Strawbale Network (Europäisches Strohballen-Netzwerk)

* Website: http://www.baubiologie.at/europe/

##### Austria (Republik Österreich)

* Contact: Herbert Gruber, A-3720 Baierdorf 6. Österreichisches Strohballen-Netzwerk (Austrian Straw Bale Network). Website: http://www.baubiologie.at/asbn/

##### Belgium (Koninkrijk België)

* Contact: Geert Goffin (Gigi), Casa Calida, Grootmeers 14, 3700 Tongeren, email: info [at] casacalida [dot] be Website: www.casacalida.be
* Contact: Herwig van Soom, Kouterstraat 7, B-3052 Blanden. Email: orcaherwig [at] skynet [dot] be

##### Czech Republic (Česká republika)

* Contact: Jan (Jenik) Hollan. Email: jhollan [at] amper [dot] ped [dot] muni [dot] cz

##### Denmark (Danmark)

* Contact: Lars Keller, Friland 12 B, 8410 Roende. Email: larskeller [at] livinghouses [dot] net

##### Estonia

* Contact: Kermo Jürmann, Tallinn. Email: kermo [at] ehituslahendused dot] ee Website:http://www.ehituslahendused.ee/strawbalebuilding, http://www.ehituslahendused.ee/strawbalebuilding/estonia.htm

##### France

* Contact: Coralie & André de Bouter, La Maison en Paille, Le Trezidoux, 16290 Champmillon. Telephone: +33 545 662768. Email: accueil [at] lamaisonenpaille [dot] com Website: http://www.lamaisonenpaille.com/ and Contact: Philippe Liboureau, "Les Compaillons". Website: http://compaillons.fr Webforum: http://compaillons.naturalforum.net

##### Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland)

* Contact: Dirk Scharmer, Fachverband Strohballenbau Deutschland, Sieben Linden 1, D-38486 Bandau. Email: info [at] fasba [dot] de Website: http://www.fasba.de/

##### Germany

* Contact: Sven Eweleit, anderssehn, Seiler Str.16, 30171 Hannover. Telephone: +49 511 33644780. Email: info [at] anderssehn [dot] de Website: http://anderssehn.de

##### Holland (Netherland)

* Strobouwacademie, contact via website: http://www.strobouwacademie.nl +31-(0)35-5238900
* Contact: Michel Post, VIBA werkgroep strobouw. Email: info [at] purplex [dot] nl Website: http://www.strobouw.nl

##### Hungary (Magyar Köztársaság)

* Contact: Attila Meszaros. Email: tilla [dot] szalmahaz [dot] hu Website: http://www.szalmahaz.hu Phone: +36 20 9772258

##### Italy

* Contact: EDILPAGLIA - Italian Association Straw Bale Building, via delle Vigne 12, 51016 Montecatini Terme (pt) Website: http://www.edilpaglia.it
* Contact: Centro di Permacultura LA BOA - Stefano Soldati, via Boa, 29 30020 Pramaggiore (VE) Website: http://www.laboa.org

##### Italy/ Southern Tyrol

* Contact: Margareth Schwarz, via d.corse 6, o-Rennweg, I-39012 Meran. Telephone: +39 473 230023 or +39 348 3634054. Faximilie: +39 473 230035. Email: arch.schwarz [at] rolmail [dot] net

##### Norway (Norge)

* Contact: Piet Jensen, Norsk jord- og halmbyggeforening, Værnhus, 1540 Vestby. Telephone: +47 64 952246 Email: njh [at] halmhus [dot] no Website: http://halmhus.virkelighet.net/

##### Romania (România)

* Contact: Catalina Grigore, Ritmului 16, Bucuresti. Email: catalina [at] eco-habitat [dot] ro Website: http://www.eco-habitat.ro/

##### Slovenia (Republika Slovenija)

* Contact: Habjanic Stojan, Slowenien, Biogradnja s.p.., Brezovci 72/a, Sl-9201, Puconci. Email: stojan.oikia[at] siol [dot] net

##### Spain (Espana)

* Contact: Rikki Nitzkin-Lleida, Spanish Strawbale Network. Email: rikkinitzkin [at] earthlink [dot] net Website: http://www.casasdepaja.org Discussion email lists: casasdepaja [at] yahoo [dot] es paja [at] amper [dot] ped [dot] muni [dot] cz

##### Sweden (Sverige)

* Contact: Ulf Henningsson, Rosenvingegatan 1, 431 63 MÖLNDAL. Telephone: +46 31 27 60 70. Email: ulf-lennart [at] rocketmail [dot] com Website: http://www.naturligt-byggeri.org/

##### Switzerland

* Werner Schmidt, Fabrikareal Nr 119, 7180 Trun. Email: atelier_schmidt [at] bluewin [dot] ch

##### Turkey (Türkiye Cumhuriyeti)

* Contact: Demet Irkli Eryldiz. Email: irkli [at] mmf [dot] gazi [dot] edu [dot] tr [This email is not active and requires updating]

##### United Kingdom (Wales, Ireland, Scotland and England)

* Contact: Straw Bale Building Association (WISE), Hollinroyd Farm, Butts Lane, Todmorden, OL14 8RJ. Telephone: +44 1442 825421 or +44 1706 814696. Email: info@strawbalebuildingassociation.org.uk Website: http://www.strawbalebuildingassociation.org.uk/

#### South Pacific
##### Australia & New Zealand

    Contact: Andrew Webb, Australasian Straw Bale Building Association. Website: http://www.ausbale.org/. Telephone: +61 7 54852720. Email: admin@ausbale.org

##### New Zealand

    Contact: Ian Redfern. Email: ian@adobesouth.co.nz
    Contact: Graeme North. Email: ecodesign@xtra.co.nz

#### Email Lists
##### Strawbale Construction Discussion List

    This discussion email list is hosted by the US based Renewable Energy Policy Project (REPP). list webpage list archive pre 2003 archive

##### Straw Bale Social Club

    When the CREST hosted list disappeared (it is now hosted by REPP) this list was set up to fill the gap. Their welcome message describes it as "a discussion forum ostensibly created to share experiences and thoughts about building with straw and earth, but it's really just a place where the strawbale community can talk about common interests, often not having to do with building at all." Mailing list website and archive

##### Practical Straw Bale Construction

    Focused on the how-to of straw bale construction and associated systems and technologies in Ontario, Canada and around the world. Mailing list website and archive

##### European strawbale building discussions

    "Discussions, announcements, enquiries, etc., about building with strawbales in Europe. Straw is generally a waste product, therefore building with strawbales has very low environmental impact, uses locally available materials, is cheap, and is a very fun sociable way to build!" list website list archive

##### The Global Straw Building Network

    "A private forum restricted to organizations involved in the promotion of straw as a building material. (If you are a member of such a group which is not yet represented in GSBN, email GSBN@lists.greenbuilder.com with SUBSCRIBE in the SUBJECT line. Your request will be forwarded to a moderator for consideration.)" public list archive