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Jakub Wihan

HOPE MILL, CRESCENT ST, TODMORDEN, OL14 5HA, UK   TEL. +44 (0)845 458 2173   E-MAIL kuba@jakubwihan.com

I'm dedicating my career to studying straw bale building technology by building with the world's experts.

I'm focusing on refining straw bale building technique to provide the best quality design and execution.

I'm aiming

  • to reduce energy consumption in the home through energy conservation techniques and by building with low energy materials.
  • to reduce fossil fuel use to zero by supplying from renewable sources.

Experience

2007 - amazonails consultancy, design, advice, training and support in sustainable and straw bale building; Todmorden, Yorkshire, England.

2000 - 2007 freelance architect, Paris, France; Prague, Czech Republic

2000 Tibet Heritage Fund architect, Lhasa, Tibet, China

1998 - 1999 M Moser Associates architect and senior designer, Shanghai, China

1997 - 1998 Studio Arch. Jiří Mezřický engineer, Prague, Czech Republic

1996 - 1997R-Projekt 07 architect's assistant, Prague, Czech Republic

Education
2005 - 2007 Trained as an "ambassador", a representative of the building techniques of amazonails, the UK's foremost natural building experts, Todmorden, Yorkshire, England.

2004 - 2007 MSc Architecture, Environmental and Energy Studies at The Center for Alternative Technology, in Wales in cooperation with The University of East London.
Study finished with thesis HUMIDITY IN STRAW BALE WALLS AND ITS EFFECT ON THE DECOMPOSITION OF STRAW

1989 - 1996 MA Hons in Civil Engineering and Architecture, Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Civil Engineering.
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N A T U R A L   H O U S E S :

  • strawbale wrap of existing building, Náchod - Bražec, Czech Republic - 2009
  • straw bale family house, Náchod, Czech Republic - 2002 - 2006
  • natural passive house concept developed by computer simulation with ies software - 2005
  • straw bale zero energy house, Vonoklasy, Czech Republic - 2005 -
  • the whole house - straw (bale and panel) family house, concept, - 2004
  • strawbale and straw panel information and resource centre, Jedousov, Czech Republic - 2003
  • lizard's view, straw bale family house, Náchod, Czech Republic - 2003
  • straw bale low energy vacation house, Martin Oehlmann, Plozevet, France - 2005 - 2006
  • straw bale office (pdf), Builders Without Borders, Chemal, Siberia, Russia - 2005




    • O T H E R   P R O J E C T S :

  • adaptation of old fortress into family house, Řešetova Lhota, Czech Republic - 2004 -
  • low energy apartment conversion, Velké Poříčí, Czech Republic - 2002
  • recreational area, family house, horse stables and barns, Horse Ranch Lipí, Czech Republic - 1998
  • school for blind children, Tibet Heritage Fund, Lhasa, Tibet, China - 2000
  • series of red cross clinics, Tibet Heritage Fund, Lhasa, Tibet, China - 2000
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    L I N K S

    W E B D E S I G N :

    http://www.wdf.cz
    http://www.jakubwihan.com


    G E N E R A L :

    http://www.greenbuilder.com
    http://www.cat.org.uk


    D E S I G N :

    http://www.threshingbarn.co.uk
    http://www.ecobuildnetwork.org
    http://www.ekodum.cz


    H E A L T H   A N D   W E L L N E S S :

    http://www.uk-holistics.co.uk/index.asp


    S T R A W   B A L E   C O N S T R U C T I O N :

    the last straw journal:
    http://www.thelaststraw.org

    International Straw Bale Building Conference 2004:
    http://lithgow-schmidt.dk/isbbc/


    fire testing of straw bale construction:
    http://www.ecobuildnetwork.org/pdfs/Fire_safety.pdf
    http://www.earthgarden.com.au/strawbale/fire_test.html
    http://www.dcat.net/resources/ASTM_E119.pdf


    moisture monitoring in straw bale walls:
    http://www.ecobuildnetwork.org/pdfs/How_Straw_Decomposes.pdf
    http://www.thelaststraw.org/backissues/articles/22_07.html
    http://www.thelaststraw.org/bonus-articles/strawter.htm
    http://www.cmhc.ca/publications/en/rh-pr/tech/96-206.pdf
    http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/imquaf/hehosu/stbawa/stbawa_001.cfm
    http://www.ecobuildnetwork.org/pdfs/Winery_Monitoring.pdf
    http://www.ecobuildnetwork.org/pdfs/Straube_Moisture_Tests.pdf

    thermal properties of straw bale wall:
    http://www.ecobuildnetwork.org/pdfs/Thermal_properties.pdf


    thermal upgrade of existing walls with straw bales:
    http://www.ecn.cz/ekodum/akce/sbi/mnichovice.html
    http://www.ecn.cz/ekodum/akce/sbi/krtiny.html


    chimney in the straw bale house:
    http://www.metaloterm.com - mail to: ger.stok@metaloterm.com

    straw bale buildings:
    Czech Republic:
    Straw Bale Building in the Czech Republic - overall view     -:::-
    http://www.ecn.cz/ekodum/slamadum/index.html
    http://www.veronica.cz button Hostětín
    Australia:
    http://www.newtonhouse.info
    http://www.strawbale.com.au
    Austria:
    http://www.baubiologie.at
    Belgium:
    http://strozomer2004.skynetblogs.be/
    Denmark:
    http://www.dr.dk/friland/index_english.htm
    France:
    http://la-maison-en-paille.com/
    http://www.habitatvegetal.com/
    Germany:
    http://www.fasba.de/
    Russia - Siberia:
    Straw Bale Building in Siberia (pdf) -:::-
    Presentation for conference in Novosibirsk (pdf) -:::-
    UK and Ireland:
    http://www.strawbalebuildingassociation.org.uk/index.html
    http://www.strawbale-building.co.uk/
    http://strawbalefutures.org.uk/
    USA:
    http://www.strawbuilding.org
    http://www.caneloproject.com/
    http://www.vitalsystems.net
    http://www.odiseanet.com
    http://www.dcat.net
    http://mhc.com/Maine
    http://www.skillful-means.com

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