Acquire new skills: learn to build with straw!
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Since 2024, ENSA Paris-la Villette has regularly offered the Pro-Paille training course, which offers a comprehensive approach combining theory and practical exercises, enabling learners to master the principles and techniques in line with the professional rules for straw-bale construction (RPCP 2012) and apply them in construction or renovation projects.
The RPCP 2012, drawn up by the Réseau Français de Construction en Paille, constitute the official and normative framework in France. They define best practices for the use of straw as structural insulation and plaster support.
This continuing education course is aimed at all design, engineering and construction professionals wishing to acquire the skills needed to enter this market, as well as project owners and technical departments wishing to commission and maintain buildings (local authorities, landlords, developers).
No prior knowledge is required.
The next Pro-Paille training course, for a maximum of 15 people, will take place from September 14 to 18, 2026.
Application deadline: June 26, 2026
Straw: a material for the future
Straw has the rare distinction of having just as many qualities as a building material, as well as social, economic and environmental ones.
Straw material is: thermally efficient in all seasons, durable and economical, healthy and abundant, suitable for earth or lime rendering, considered a carbon sink, favorable to economic and social development, beneficial for employment and manual skills.
[Source: French Straw Construction Network].
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