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Video Series | Biobased Tasting | Straw Houses: “The walls are a little thicker, but it insulates fantastically and is vapor-permeable…”

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Construction and Installation Hub
October 9, 2026
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Straw facades? Won’t the big bad wolf blow them right over? Quite the opposite, as you’ll see in Episode 2 of the Biobased Tasting video series.

Watch episode 2 of Biobased Tasting here

Everyone’s talking about biobased construction. But how are architects and builders already using biobased materials? You can see that in the video series Biobased Taster.

Social Housing

In episode 2 of the Biobased Taster, we take a look inside newly completed social and biobased rental homes in Eindhoven. The material in the spotlight this time is straw. Here, they’re using it to build walls. Architect Jachym van Erning shares his experiences. Chantal van Schaik, director of Holland Houtland, gives her candid opinion on the material. Is she generous with her stars, or not?

Watch episode 2 of Biobased Tasting here

Series: Biobased Tasting Season 1 (2026)
Episode 2: Straw Houses
Number of episodes: 6
For whom: Architects, builders, clients, and anyone interested in biobased construction
Host: Thomas van Belzen, Editor-in-Chief of Bouw en Installatie at the Royal Dutch Jaarbeurs
Camera and editing: Thijs Karlas, content creator for Construction and Installation at the Royal Dutch Jaarbeurs

Biobased Tasting is a production of www.bouweninstallatiehub.nl by the Royal Dutch Jaarbeurs and powered by FutureFacade, the BouwBeurs, DigiBouw, and VSK+E, in collaboration with Holland Houtland.

 
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