Straw Bale Home DVD. The Straw House - A Set On Flickr. Guide to Straw Bale Building. Straw-Bale Building. European Strawbale Building Discussion List. The Last Straw: Strawbale And Natural Building Resources Magazine. Straw: The Next Great Building Material? - EBN: 4:3. Surfin' StrawBale - StrawBale Construction Links. Strawbale Building - A strawbale building info site. Straw bale houses and other low-impact homes around the World. International Straw Bale Registry Project. Toby And Liz's Strawbale Abode. Toby and Liz's strawbale abode I thought I would put up a few pictures from the past. A couple years ago some friends of mine, Toby and Liz, decided to hold a "straw raising" party to get some help putting up the walls of their soon to be guest house out in the Arizona Desert.
They needed to build the guest house first in order to have a place to stay while they built their main house out of tires. They did all of the tedious prep work and all the finish work. About 20 of us spent 2 days helping them with the easy stuff—putting up the walls. Toby and Liz built this casita the way everyone should...they let the building build itself. Here I am playing with chicken wire. After the first day's plastering. Notice shoulder high by the door you can see the large snake head that Toby is creating beginning to take shape. A finished interior shelf up high. Bed loft with skylight and cool window. Awesome little kitchen Here they made a really cool copper "skylight" around the opening for the chimney. 50 Straw Bale House Plans. Strawbale Redux. Here is a rudimentary drawing of the floor plan done with Paint.
Not bad for my first try! Basics-the exterior dimensions are 32 X 46 but remember, these are strawbale walls so that translates into actual interior dimensions of 28 x 42. For orientation, the house is on a nearly E-W axis. The LR and 2 BRs are on the S. The house is a basic ranch but you may be wondering: Why waste sq footage in such a small house with that hallway? The wall between the LR and S BR will be adobe for thermal mass. We tried to design the house for the way we live. Another important aspect of the design was to have light coming in from 2 sides in every room.
Building Stage: PlansThe plans are now back to the City for (hopefully) final approval. Until next time...keep your straw dry. Straw Bale and Hemp Construction. Sam Atkinson LLP specialises in the design and construction of straw bale and hemp buildings. Our recent projects include a straw bale cottage, a straw bale bungalow, straw bale classrooms, a straw bale bird hide and a straw bale screen. You can also see more about our range of straw bale holiday accommodation at www.strawbalecabins.co.uk Straw is an abundant building material and offers a great many environmental advantages such as super insulation, energy efficiency and carbon storage.
A straw bale building will last a very long time when designed appropriately and built well. Hemp is grown here in East Yorkshire by the Voase family (www.kjvoaseandson.co.uk). We successfully use their hemp fibres in many of our lime and clay plasters and we cast their hemp shiv mixed with lime to form walls or to fill awkward spaces. Please click the links below to view some of our recent projects: Why Build With Straw Bales? Straw bale construction lends itself well to an owner builder project. Some of the applications well suited for straw bale include: a cottage, office, garage, studio, and an art barn. You don’t have to limit yourself to these smaller projects. Thousands of people have successfully built their own straw bale house. As a world leader in straw bale education we want to help you every step of the way. I’ve created a great introductory video on why to build with straw bales. You can watch that by clicking the play button below. Please read on for more reasons to build with straw bales!
Reason #1 Energy Efficiency. A well built straw bale home can save you up to 75% on heating and cooling costs. Reason #2 Sound Proofing. Straw bale walls provide excellent sound insulation and are superior wall systems for home owners looking to block out the sounds of traffic or airplanes in urban environments. Reason # 3 Fire resistance. Reason # 4 Environmental responsibility. Reason #5 Natural Materials. 10 Sensational Homes Built from Straw. Written by Ryan Hollitz | 19 December 2009 Posted in Blog - Green Building New building materials could really make your house green from the ground up!
Straw! :) via [thedailygreen.com] In the classic story of the Three Little Pigs‚ a naive piglet decides to build his home out of straw, which soon gets the huff and puff treatment by a big bad wolf, resulting in the poor little pig's untimely end. But perhaps unbelievably to some, straw homes do really exist, and they are a lot safer and sturdier than their mythical counterparts -- not to mention beautiful and stylish. Many may wonder why a person would want to build a home made out of straw, but apart from providing a place to hide from the big bad wolf, they have some substantial benefits.
Read on to discover just how right that first little pig was to build his home out of straw. Photos: Brett Weinstein/Realty Advocates 1. This unique, beautiful straw bale home in Oakland, California recently carried a $1.1 million price tag. 2. 3. 4. Planet Straw Bale. StrawBale.com. Looking for local builders, plasterers, architects, contractors, and designers who specialize in straw bale and other natural building techniques? Search our resource center by clicking one of the links on the right or below. If you don’t find what you are looking for please click on one of the Google Ads, which are located on each page. Want to be listed in our strawbale.com Green Building Resource Center?
We will give you a basic listing in the resource center absolutely freeClick here for more details. Green Building Trade and Supply Locator Straw Bale Builders or ContractorsPlasterers and plastering resources Architects or DesignersGreen building resources and suppliers Structural EngineeringInsurance State/Province Locator. Tiny House Strawbale Workshop. Strawbale Redux. Straw Bale Homes Around the World. Strawbale Building. Surfin' StrawBale - StrawBale Construction Links. Strawbale prefab building timelapse. The Last Straw: Strawbale And Natural Building Resources Magazine. Building A Straw Bale Home. Take a look at the picture on the right. It looks like a cozy, Spanish-inspired home that you’d enjoy spending time in right?
Photo courtesy of StrawBale.com Sure it does. And you’d probably never guess that it’s made out of straw. Straw Bale Homes Many people have never even heard of straw bale homes, but building with straw is actually one of the oldest ways to construct a house. The Benefits of Living In A Straw Bale House There are tons of benefits to living in a straw bale house. 1. Andrew Morrison is a straw bale home builder; he also runs StrawBale.com, a comprehensive resource on how to build straw bale homes. 2.
Think about it: in a straw bale home, your walls are not filled with fluffy insulation; they’re filled with hard packed straw bales. Straw bale homes are very, very quiet. 3. Ok, this might be met with skepticism by some of you. The answer is: no. Case in point: one of his client’s homes was exposed to a wildfire outside of Los Angeles. 4. 5. 6. Types of Straw Bale Homes. 50 Straw Bale House Plans. Sustainable straw bale house in Santa Cruz.
Sep24 Advertisement This incredible straw bale house is located two blocks from the ocean in Santa Cruz, California, designed by Arkin Tilt Architects. Their clients are avid surfers and professors of Biology and Environmental Studies, who wished to push the ecological envelope while providing a fun, comfortable house for their family of six, along with a second unit for rental or aging parents.
The exuberant south facade and generous terraces play off the lively public space while taking advantage of the western shading of the creek-side sycamore trees. The street-side presence is more subdued with smaller glimpses of the lively spaces within through a thick, insulating straw-bale wall. Combining cutting-edge mechanical technology with natural building techniques, passive solar strategies, and locally sourced elements, this house is designed for net-zero energy and minimal carbon footprint.
Ground floor bay window provides seating and storage. The entry features a driftwood column. Building StrawBale Houses. Strawbale houses are cheap, easy to build and can be put up in a relatively short period of time. Strawbale houses are usually made by stacking rows of straw bales with a moisture barrier between the bales and the supporting platform. Building with bales of straw has become very popular and can be seen in many areas of the Southwestern United States.
Straw is a renewable building material and is a great insulator from the elements. Strawbale Homes Strawbale Resources: Pictures of Straw Bale House Construction (Part 4): Shooting Lime Stucco Plaster, Installing In-Floor Radiant Heating, Making an Adobe Block Floor, Building Wall Partitions with Straw and Clay (COB)<br> Stuccoing the Interior Walls: a pure lime stucco (stabilized with cement) was shot professionally on all interior wall surfaces of our straw bale house.
Ferrous sulfate, a common garden fertilizer/additive, was added to the mixture for coloring (turning the plaster a light tan instead of the original brilliant white color). - For a detailed page on lime stucco plastering including the formulas we used, click HERE. To learn more about staining with ferrous sulfate click HERE. Adobe Block Floor: since the adobe plant where we first obtained our high-clay content soil to make earthen plaster and the adobe floor mixture closed up shop, we substituted pre-manufactured adobe blocks to make the floor from another company. This was faster although a little more expensive. See our Radiant Heating Installations page for a detailed description (including pictures) of how the PEX tubing and adobe block floor was installed... StrawBale Construction. Homes of Earth and Straw. Straw-Bale Building. How to Build a Straw Bale House. By Twilight Greenaway on April 3, 2013 Photographs by Florian van Roekel Photographer Florian van Roekel and his girlfriend, artist Amber Isabel, wanted an escape from pollution and city life but they didn’t just want any old weekend house.
Instead, the Amsterdam-based pair envisioned a home with a minimal ecological footprint. As first-time builders, they combined elements from various approaches – a straw bale house with a gravel foundation, a floor made from second-hand pallets, a composting toilet, and a permaculture garden. They see the final product as a cross between an art project and a place to live. The process, which took nine months and was completed in March of 2013, had other benefits, too.
“It’s good for the relationship to have built something together,” Roekel said. Step 1 Roekel and Isabel dug a trench to remove the topsoil and get to the sandy layer beneath, which is compacted and much steadier as a foundation. Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 From our partners at. PLANS | Strawbale.com Store. Strawbale.com Categories Price: $499 See More Price: $99 See More Price: $99 See More Price: $1700 See More Price: $1775 See More Price: $985 See More Price: $1373 See More Price: $1701 See More Price: $2288 See More Price: $1999 See More Price: $2005 See More Price: $1097 See More Payment Methods Copyright ©2015 StrawBale.com.
Straw Bale Louisville workshop Part 1. Straw-bale construction. Provided by Craig White; Director of White Design What, Why, When, How, Extras What is it? Straw bales have been used to construct buildings since the middle of the 19th century with the advent of the baling machine. Prior to this straw had been used for centuries as a fibrous binder in clays and mud to create materials such as cob. A systemised technique of building with straw bales, known as the Nebraska method, was developed in America.
Availability of timber for construction was limited and straw was readily available. Why use it? Today, straw bale is used in modern construction because of its excellent thermal properties and its low environmental impact. The Energy Performance in Buildings Directive (EPBD) has set challenging targets to reduce Carbon Dioxide emissions. As a renewable material, straw has what is known as a carbon positive footprint. When to use it? Straw can be used in most types of construction. Where the embodied carbon of materials is a key consideration.
Key points: Toby And Liz's Strawbale Abode. International Straw Bale Registry Project. Straw Bales at Earthworks Eco Village. With depleting oil reserves, increasing global warming, and a variable climate, we have to rethink the way we create our built environment. While our first responsibility is to save and retrofit existing, suitable buildings, when new construction is necessary, it should be constructed of materials with the lowest embodied energy, with a passive solar design, the best possible insulation, and be created with longevity in mind. People have been building with straw and mud for thousands of years, and we are slowly reverting to more natural methods of building. Straw bale construction, combined with earthen plasters, earth bricks, and natural finishes, can reduce CO2 emissions as compared with conventional building, but more importantly, the R-30 wall system will greatly reduce the energy requirements of the dwelling over its lifetime. This is a critical factor when building in our climate which requires significant heating over many months.
Where does Strawbale Building Work? Q: I am investigating the feasibility of bringing a straw bale building workshop to my city, Thunder Bay Ontario Canada. I'd like to do it at some point this summer. I haven't yet read anything that would make me think that straw bale construction isn't suitable for our climate (long cold winters)...but please correct me if I'm wrong! A: Yes, you can build straw bale structures in Ontario. Straw bale buildings have been built in Oregon,Washington and all across Canada, including Nova Scotia, all of which receive high rainfall. Here are some recommended resources: Camel's Back Construction, Chris Magwood (former editor of The Last Straw Journal) www.strawhomes.ca/chris.asp Serious Straw Bale: A Construction Guide for All Climates by Paul Lacinski and Michel Bergeron More Straw Bale Building by Chris Magwood and Peter Mack Moisture in straw bale housing in Nova Scotia: final report, November 1998 / submitted by: S.H.E.
Q: I am currently in Gainesville, Florida for a short visit. Whole wall performance. Straw Bale Building – Reaching Energy Efficiency and Sustainability in Northern Latitudes | Earthzine. Technical Details | Straw Bale Building. Free information about straw bale, hempcrete, net zero energy, natural and green building materials. LILI blog - Grand Designs. Straw-bale construction. 50 straw bale house plans. Straw: The Next Great Building Material? StrawBale.com. » The StrawBale.com Green Building Resource Center | StrawBale.com. Building A Straw Bale Home. #5 How to Build a Geodesic Strawbale Dome - Placing the Bales. Straw-bale construction. Houses of Straw. Sustainable Web Hosting - 10 Sensational Homes Built from Straw | green-building. 50 straw bale house plans. Strawbale Innovation in the UK. The strawbale.com Green Building Resource Center. Tiny Straw Bale House Plans | Jeffrey The Natural Builder.
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