Monthly Archives: December 2011

The Maya Guesthouse and Google Maps

Posted on December 31, 2011 by

The Google Maps Icon is now to be seen on the Maya Guesthouse site in Nax.

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The Swiss President Madame Milcheline Calmy-Rey

Posted on December 30, 2011 by

The Swiss President Madame Milcheline Calmy-Rey likes the Maya Guesthouse Project on Facebook!

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The Lifts in the Ski Resort of Nax have broken the Attendance Record

Posted on December 30, 2011 by

The lifts in the ski resort of Nax have broken the attendance record on Wednesday. Télé Mont-Noble has counted 1362 customers on Wednesday . “Excellent weather conditions and excellent snow have helped,” said Fred Pont, the responsible official. “Our pricing … Continue reading →

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Thermographic comparison between a straw bale house and a traditional building

Posted on December 27, 2011 by

Thermogram of a straw bale building in the foreground and a traditional building in the back. The bale are 120 cm thick. The picture was taken with a thermal imaging camera to display the loss of heat through the exterior … Continue reading →

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What are the main Questions when it comes to Straw Bale Houses?

Posted on December 25, 2011 by

A straw bale house? Won’t it collapse? No, bales of straw are made to bear weight. Tests at the HTW Chur showed that straw bales could be loaded with 15 t/m² and the tests showed no damages. A house made with straw? … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas!

Posted on December 22, 2011 by

  We wish you a very happy Christmas and a New Year filled with peace and prosperity!   We also wish our leaders a lot of wisdom so that our wishes for you can come true…

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Impressions from our Village

Posted on December 20, 2011 by

Nax yesterday … …and this is where we have to live…

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We are looking for a writer

Posted on December 19, 2011 by

The Maya Guesthouse will be the first hotel to be built with straw bales. The works will be executed by highly qualified people and the architect is the leading expert in straw bale construction in Europe.   English is not … Continue reading →

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Thank You for being There!

Posted on December 17, 2011 by

The year is almost over. For all of us this means an end and a new beginning. It’s just a convention, as life goes on as usual, but in our heads we conclude with the old and start with something … Continue reading →

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Snow! Snow! …and even more Snow!

Posted on December 16, 2011 by

It has not stopped snowing since yesterday. The snow clearing services can’t  cope with the masses of snow. We have one meter of new snow in Nax and even in the valley in Sion they have 25 cm. We think … Continue reading →

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