Balehaus Opens!
Kevin McCloud formally opened our research house at the University of Bath on 19th November 2009.
BaleHaus@Bath is part of a major new research project into how these renewable building materials can be used for homes of the future.
The Balehaus will be monitored for a year for its insulating properties, humidity levels and sound insulation qualities to assess the performance of straw and hemp as building materials. The building has already passed an air tightness test with flying colours at its first attempt, achieving results ten times better than current building regulations require.
ModCell is carbon negative in manufacture.
Due to the high insulating properties of the panels, the BaleHaus minimises additional heating requirements reducing heating bills in housing by up to 85%, and CO2 emissions by 60%.
19/11/09
I welcome the ongoing testing on the Balehaus. I expect the results will show people that we can minimise the use of highly processed materials in building and genuinely make use of such sustainable building materials
Kevin McCloud
