Project cooperationUpdated on 23 February 2026
Bio-based Thermal Comfort and Retrofit with Straw
President at European Straw Building Association
United Kingdom
About
The European Straw Building Association (ESBA) is seeking consortium partners for NEB Facility 2026 proposals under the regenerative built environment topics.
We bring a Europe-wide network of practitioners, researchers and national associations working on high-performance straw-based construction and retrofit solutions. Our focus includes thermal comfort, low embodied carbon, circular use of agricultural residues and skills development for bio-based building methods.
We are particularly interested in contributing technical expertise to projects addressing:
– Sustainable and affordable thermal comfort in buildings
– Maintenance and repair strategies using low-carbon, bio-based materials
– Demonstration projects where material performance and measurable environmental impact are central
ESBA can support performance benchmarking, knowledge exchange, stakeholder engagement and alignment with wider European bioeconomy and standardisation efforts.
We are looking to collaborate with municipalities, research institutions, architects and project developers interested in integrating bio-based construction systems into NEB demonstration projects.
Stage
- Design - setting the project scope
- Completing the consortia
Topic
- NEB-2026-01-REGEN-01: Sustainable, inclusive, affordable and beautiful solutions for thermal comfort in buildings
- NEB-2026-01-REGEN-02: Advancing sustainable maintenance and repair measures for existing buildings
Type
- Consortium seeking partners
Similar opportunities
Project cooperation
- Partner looking for consortium
- Design - setting the project scope
- Drafting - writing the project proposal
- NEB-2026-01-PARTICIPATION-02: Innovative approaches for the spatial design of neighbourhoods
Sara Boxus
Project Leader - Design for Circular Economy at Wallonie Design
Belgium
Project cooperation
Building Inclusive, Sustainable and Resilient Communities through Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Completing the consortia
- Design - setting the project scope
- Ideation - identifying the project idea
- Drafting - writing the project proposal
- NEB-2026-01-BUSINESS-03: Approaches to reuse vacant, obsolete or underutilised spaces
- NEB-2026-01-PARTICIPATION-02: Innovative approaches for the spatial design of neighbourhoods
- NEB-2026-01-REGEN-02: Advancing sustainable maintenance and repair measures for existing buildings
- NEB-2026-01-REGEN-03: Innovative solutions for the sustainable and beautiful use of vertical space
- NEB-2026-01-PARTICIPATION-01: Addressing homelessness through housing-led approaches aligned with the NEB
- NEB-2026-01-REGEN-01: Sustainable, inclusive, affordable and beautiful solutions for thermal comfort in buildings
- NEB-2026-01-BUSINESS-02: Understanding capital market dynamics for increased investment in NEB projects in neighbourhoods
- NEB-2026-01-PARTICIPATION-03: Understanding inhabitant’s experiences of neighbourhoods to support their health and well-being
- NEB-2026-01-BUSINESS-01: Structurally addressing homelessness through coordinated social infrastructure and services in neighbourhoods
Tariq Umar
Senior Lecturer at University of the West of England, Bristol
United Kingdom
Project cooperation
HORIZON-NEB-2026-01-REGEN-01 - IEQ & Thermal Comfort Experts Seeking Consortium Partners
- Ideation - identifying the project idea
- NEB-2026-01-REGEN-01: Sustainable, inclusive, affordable and beautiful solutions for thermal comfort in buildings
Behrang Chenari
Post-Doc fellow at University of Coimbra
Portugal