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Straw bale walls pass earthquake test 22 Sep 2012 | 04:04 am
Straw bale construction has attributes that often seem counterintuitive. Fire resistance for instance. Few people would have imagined that straw bales were class ‘A’ fire resistive construction just a...
Castanea Project 22 Sep 2012 | 04:03 am
The Castanea Community house is the largest straw bale building designed by Ecoville ArchiTechs. Castanea, Latin for chestnut, is a group of young adults, some with children, that have formed a commun...
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Group plans visit to reservation to build straw bale homes strawbalehomes.org 17 May 2012 | 06:34 am
Green building boom: Straw bales, insulating concrete forms … SANTA CRUZ — When Mike and Cindy Grall imagined their dream house, it was something much more than three bedrooms, two baths, … Group pla...
Straw Bale News – Week of 4.15.12 strawbalehomes.org 19 Apr 2012 | 11:44 am
Musicians’ straw bale home in harmony with environment This is the green domain of baroque musicians Michael and Lisa Lawson, builders of a 1600-square-foot straw bale house. From the rust-red patina...
Straw Bale Homes designed by Ecoville ArchiTechs strawbalehomes.org 28 Aug 2008 | 10:54 am
Straw Bale Home in Sonoma County lowimpactliving.com 23 Sep 2009 | 01:00 am
Passive solar design is the most economical way to provide heat for a home and also reduce cooling loads. But what do you do when passive solar design is impractical because your lot or the surroundin...
Straw Bale Home in Sonoma County lowimpactliving.com 22 Sep 2009 | 09:00 pm
Passive solar design is the most economical way to provide heat for a home and also reduce cooling loads. But what do you do when passive solar design is impractical because your lot or the surroundin...
Cob Houses and Straw Bale Homes updated Mon Jul 30 2012 11:43 am EDT smarkster.com 31 Jul 2012 | 01:43 am
Cob is a building material regularly made of clay, sand, straw, water, and earth, similar to clay. Cob is fireproof, resistant to seismic actions and inexpensive. Cob construction can be used to creat...
Building With Awareness ecostrawhouse.com 29 Sep 2012 | 08:10 pm
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhSpMSGeV0Y This is a six-minute segment from chapter 1 of the award-winning “Building With Awareness” DVD video on how to build a straw bale home. This segment gives a quick ...
Straw Bale Home/B & B For Sale: ecostrawhouse.com 27 Oct 2012 | 07:17 pm
Beautiful Straw Bale Home/ B & B for Sale in Norwood, Ontario, Canada For Sale: A large straw bale bungalow in a 21.68 acre hardwood forest. This home was built in 2000 with operating a retreat/B&B i...
Straw Bale Home for Sale, Aylmer, Quebec ecostrawhouse.com 30 Nov 2012 | 08:45 pm
Straw Bale Home for Sale, Aylmer, Quebec A warm and welcoming, open concept, 1600 sq.ft. highly energy efficient strawbale home. It is a one of a kind work of art. High pine ceilings and exposed re...
Unique Straw Bale Home For Sale in Mt. Shasta, CA strawbale.com 19 Jul 2013 | 03:18 pm
This unique home was built in 2008 using passive solar and straw-bale construction techniques (the entire south wall of the house is glass, and the home’s post and beam constructed walls are insulated...
