Contents:

• 1.1 Key-people identified
• 1.2 Key institutions identified
• 1.3 Key-people contacted
• 1.4 Sites identified

1.1 Key-people identified:

• Blūms Pēteris, Architect – Rīga
• Korjakins Aleksandrs, Professor (Rīga Technical University, Department of Building Materials: research on expanded clay) – Rīga
• Lubinskis Alex, Builder (straw and clay)
• Shakhmenko Genadij, Doctor Engineer, Teacher (Rīga Technical University, Department of Building Materials: research on expanded clay) – Rīga
• Sture Inese, Doctor Geograph (University of Latvia, Faculty of Geography and Earth sciences) – Rīga

1.2 Key-institutions identified:

Education and research

• Rīga Technical University, Department of Building Materials (research on expanded clay) – Rīga www.rtu.lv (contacts: Aleksandrs Korjakins, Genadij Shakhmenko)

1.3 Key-people contacted:

• Blūms Pēteris, Architect – Rīga
• Korjakins Aleksandrs, Professor (Rīga Technical University, Department of Building Materials: research on expanded clay) – Rīga
• Shakhmenko Genadij, Doctor Engineer, Teacher (Rīga Technical University, Department of Building Materials: research on expanded clay) – Rīga

1.4 Sites identified:

• Bārbele (Vecumnieki): Barn in "Everti" farmstead (19th century)
• Bērzgale (Rēzekne): Economy building of Bērzgale manor
• Grīvaiši (Saldus): Lutheran Church (beginning of the 18th century)
• Grīvaiši (Saldus): Pub (beginning of the 19th century)
• Lauciene (Talsi): Servants house of Lauciene manor (beginning of the 19th century)
• Lielplatone (Jelgava): Barn in Lielplatone manor (19th century)
• Rundāle: Servants house of Rundāle palace
• Viļāni (Rēzekne): Stable