From the Australian press…the good news keeps on coming about ESBG 2019

October 3, 2019

David Thorpe wrote for the Australian on-line journal, The Fifth Estate wrote about ESBG 2019: https://www.thefifthestate.com.au/innovation/public-authorities-should-hold-tenders-for-straw-bale-buildings/

ESBG2019 was supported by INTERREG for the umbrella project ‘UPSTRAW’.

As part of the UPSTRAW project a UK consortium, Constrawtium, are undertaking the building of the new Visitors Centre in Hastings

So nice to see the love spreading to the other side of the world. Thanks David x

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