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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 20h

The construction revolution presents us with a challenge because it calls into question not only our technology, but our entire culture of planning, living and home ownership.

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Mike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social · 10h

the dumbest MFers alive. we're living idiocracy in real time. how tf did we get here?

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Bryn Davidson - Lanefab @lanefab.com · 9h

The advantage of stacked flats are that you can keep stacking them for more density, with the same footprint and green space. These versions are roughly 1.0, 1.6, and 2 FSR. Depending on the neighbourhood and incentives (i.e. for rental or non market housing) these could be easily scaled up.

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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 9h

It took me a few good years to see that in the wild. - You are surrounded by allies - in regard to sustainability. It is the key to a different kind of politics. You can support the process for a group to unlearn the mistrust.

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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 20h

Have you noticed that, unlike the energy transition, the construction transition is difficult for many people to understand? Whilst wind turbines and solar panels on rooftops are visible to everyone, the construction revolution is taking place behind the scenes.

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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 13h

Hemp and straw as pure building material are actually not that much different in terms of fire and insulation properties.

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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 19h

In 2026 – the year in which the 1.5° limit is betrayed – the corrupt German Republican-equivalents disband the solar and wind power department within the Ministry of Economic Affairs. This comes after they have elected an ultra right as President of a State Parliament table.media/climate/news...

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Wirtschaftsministerium: Referat für Wind- und Solarindustrie wird aufgelöst

Das Wirtschaftsministerium schafft ein für die Energiewende wichtiges Referat ab. Kritiker sehen darin eine Schwächung der Erneuerbaren.

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Markus Becker @markusbecker.bsky.social · 19h

Kollege @mkreutzfeldt.bsky.social wie immer präzise und kenntnisreich, aber da wäre noch mehr. So beklagt Reiche, dass "der Anteil erneuerbarer Energien am gesamten Energieverbrauch bei gerade einmal rund 20 Prozent" liege – trotz 30 Jahren Klimapolitik und einer Billion Euro Ausgaben. 1/5

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Steffi Lemke @steffi-lemke.de · 19h

Der Deutsche Bundestag scheint nicht begriffen zu haben, was sich in Sachsen-Anhalt gerade vollzieht. Er überlässt die Debatte dazu einer Aktuellen Stunde der Linken am Freitag als letztem Plenartop der Woche. Das ist beschämend. SPD und CDU könnten dies noch ändern.

Tagesordnumgsauszug des Deutschen Bundestages

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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 18h

Another reason to stay grounded.

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Mike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

strohbau bitte

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Bruno Tonelli @brunotonelli.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Datacentres should be required to generate their own energy, and only from renewable sources (not necessarily on site). They should also be required to use the same recycled water repeatedly, cooling it with the energy they produce. And they should export their waste heat to be used as a resource.

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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 19h

Lupine is a legume, it (among others) can be used as a binder to replace fossil stuff. I am certain it is already used for some sprayed hempcrete variants.

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Ronald Steenblik @ronsteenblik.bsky.social · 20h

Hi Michael. There’s a really good group in the USA, Habitable, which is at least promoting more knowledge about the different materials used in buildings. I spoke with one of their staff the other day and suggested they contact you. (They were unaware of your great work.)

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Home | Habitable | Creating a Path to Planetary Health

Join us in our mission to rebalance the health of humans and our planet. Explore how Habitable activates science to reimagine the materials economy for a sustainable future.

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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 19h

Sound like we will be seeing a lot of pictures Andy.

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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 19h

table.media

Wirtschaftsministerium: Referat für Wind- und Solarindustrie wird aufgelöst

Das Wirtschaftsministerium schafft ein für die Energiewende wichtiges Referat ab. Kritiker sehen darin eine Schwächung der Erneuerbaren.

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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 20h

I’d like to share more of your content because I don’t want to be just a 'sender' – to be honest, I really can’t stand that. To that end, I follow people who I think might post something related to construction. However, I’ve noticed that you tend to keep things private. So please tag me.

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Joanne @joannefirth.bsky.social · 20h

Sharing!

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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 20h

Do you want to see/ expect other content here?

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Juraj Mikurcik @jurajmikurcik.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

On my way back from the annual meet up of @ecococon.bsky.social partners. Lots of inspiring conversations and ideas. Let’s scale up straw construction 🌾

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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 20h

Sharing is on the decline, whilst comments are on the rise.

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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 20h

The construction revolution presents us with a challenge because it calls into question not only our technology, but our entire culture of planning, living and home ownership.

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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 20h

This so-called ‘grey energy’ is no longer apparent to the layperson in the finished building, which is why a modern new-build house is often mistakenly regarded as entirely climate-friendly because it performs somewhat better than an older building or is in an urban area where space is needed.

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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 20h

The problem of invisible ‘grey energy’ With the construction transition the most significant lever is invisible: A large proportion of climate-damaging emissions are not generated during heating, but rather during the production of construction before construction even begins.

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Mike Page @mikepage.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Well, you know my answer! I prefer the straw, on the grounds that the hempcrete has a high-carbon material (lime) added for no apparent (good) reason. It makes the insulation value worse, and adds embodied emissions. Perplexing.

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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 20h

You can do loose fill but then you have to have some kind of industrial board and membrane. You can get away with lathe and plaster though, then you want to calculate if you are not going to use a lot of lime plaster in the end.

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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 20h

Hemp plant can be baled as well but unlike grain straw it is not a "waste" product since it has other uses like long, strong fibers for cloth etc. That is why only the foam core is used in hempcrete. In my opinion, the lime needs to be replaced with biobased binders, like lupine.

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Darren McLean @darrenmcleanuk.bsky.social · 23h

They look nice when new, but also when aged too

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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 21h

People tend to think "green". Let that sink in for a moment. However, people often don’t realise that most other people do the same. Talk about sustainability.

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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Same, if you want less: bsky.app/profile/mich...

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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 14/10/2024

Resilience through Intelligence. Not #embodiedcarbon.

Weather side protected with wooden shingles of a half timbered house in Hessen, Germany

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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

No fixed value here, approx. 30-50 cm, depending on the wind zone.

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AfD-Verbot Jetzt! @afdverbotjetzt.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

35 Stimmen im Bundesrat reichen für den AfD-Verbotsantrag. Sie sind erreichbar! Bremen und Hamburg gehen voran. Sieben Länder sind offen für eine Arbeitsgruppe. Die Belege liegen vor. Jetzt kommt es auf die Länder an. Und auf dich: afd-verbot.jetzt/de/mitmachen 💚🩷 #AfDVerbotJetzt

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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Interesting project where a 'normal' construction business is trying out: - mass timber - wood bricks - clay bricks (unfired) - straw insulation - hempcrete - ... + sufficiency oriented design (a.k.a. enough but cool and more through sharing stuff) Mainstream now. 🖼️Raab Bau lnkd.in/p/eDYrrEAW

Mass timber ceiling,wall, floor, triqbriq wood brick wall in the background, scaffolding, pro clima peel and stick water membrane on outer shell

Scaffolding around a timber house taped with weather proofing membrane for the construction phase ( stays in place)

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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

If you had to choose, are you more a hempcrete panel or a straw panel person and why? L: hemp hanfstein.eu R: straw lorenzsysteme.de

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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

That is definitely true, insitu hempcrete is for the masonry / concrete crowd. It's so much work and time compared to 'normal' timber strawbale building. Once it's a prefab block or panel things can change though.

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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I like the time travel aspect for the kids.

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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Hemp is highly porous like straw, but in hempcrete the space between the plant parts is filled with lime as the matrix, which is more conductive leading to a lower thermal performance of the material vs plant matter alone.

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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Hempcrete needs to be thicker for the same performance as straw. Happy to show you both in comparison.

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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

A lovely German party proverb: ‘There’s room even in the smallest hut.’ Today, there is also room for solar on the smallest hut.

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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

A polystyrene made from renewable materials is cool but it is just 50% and the sugars are adding pressure on food production / land use. Correct me here.

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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Imagine you’ve spent 5–50 years building your career and have now reached the position you wanted to be in, but everything is made of concrete, glass, metal. Now you’re carrying out life-cycle assessments & realise that straw, hemp, wood, clay are always the best technologies. Can you accept that?

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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

If you had to choose, are you more a hempcrete panel or a straw panel person and why? L: hemp hanfstein.eu R: straw lorenzsysteme.de

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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The crouching concrete was in plain sight.

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