Straw Bale Construction (Sustainable Architecture)

Straw Bale Construction Sites:

Winding Ridge Homestead Winding Ridge Homestead: A 40-acre homestead in Oklahoma featuring a 2-story straw bale house. Contains photos of the house and other sustainable design features, such as off-grid power and rain water collection. (Straw Bale Construction) http://www.neoshotruck2.com/hs Straw Bale Building Association Straw Bale Building Association: An informal, grassroots association of people who have an interest in strawbale building in the UK. Courses and workshops, annual gathering, and quarterly newsletter called Baling Out. (Straw Bale Construction) http://www.strawbalebuildingassociation.org.uk/ IronStraw Group IronStraw Group: A 501(c)(3) educational organization dedicated to helping people build affordable environmentally friendly strawbale homes. (Straw Bale Construction) http://www.ironstraw.org/ Development Center for Appropriate Technology Development Center for Appropriate Technology: Supporting the development and use of sustainable approaches to meeting human and ecological needs through the appropriate use of technology. (Straw Bale Construction) http://www.dcat.net/ Design Forward Design Forward: A California-based architectural firm aiming to combine sustainable and beautiful design, and promote the use of straw bale construction, renewable energy, and modern architecture. Projects and services. (Straw Bale Construction) http://www.designforward.net Baleraisers Baleraisers: Straw bale house plans for owners, builders, and designers. Stock plans, design and drafting services. (Straw Bale Construction) http://www.ricestraw.com/baleraisers/ Straw Bale Association of Texas Straw Bale Association of Texas: A non-profit group dedicated to promoting straw bale homes in Texas. (Straw Bale Construction) http://www.greenbuilder.com/sbat/ Huff n Puff Constructions Huff n Puff Constructions: Specialist straw bale building company in Australia. Includes workshops and environmental information. (Straw Bale Construction) http://strawbale.archinet.com.au/ Dawn South West Dawn South West: Tucson, AZ organization that conducts workshops on straw bale construction. Includes list of straw bale resources. (Straw Bale Construction) http://www.greenbuilder.com/dawn/ Terra Sol Design and Building Terra Sol Design and Building: Straw bale design and construction firm located in Port Townsend, WA. Includes services, profile of Bruce Glenn, workshops and reading list. (Straw Bale Construction) http://www.strawbalehomes.com The Canelo Project The Canelo Project: We combine our efforts with others to create simple, comfortable shelter using local and natural materials with handcrafted care. (Straw Bale Construction) http://www.caneloproject.com/ Chug's World of Strawbale Building Chug's World of Strawbale Building: An information site on the construction of buildings using straw bales. Includes a database of stawbale buildings, builders, designers, courses and suppliers in the UK. (Straw Bale Construction) http://www.strawbale-building.co.uk/ EcoBuildings EcoBuildings: Information on environmentally green, energy efficient homes, houses, offices, and commercial buildings including strawbale design and construction by Autonomous and Sustainable Housing (ASH) Inc. (Straw Bale Construction) http://www.ecobuildings.net/ Strawbale Information Centre Strawbale Information Centre: Includes stories, resources, and a survey. (Straw Bale Construction) http://www.genevar.com.au/strawbale/ DSA Architects DSA Architects: Straw bale research and testing, and has contributed important structural and detailing elements to the evolving straw bale vernacular. (Straw Bale Construction) http://www.dsaarch.com/ Wildflower Construction Wildflower Construction: A firm building custom strawbale homes in California's gold country. (Straw Bale Construction) http://www.wildflowerstraw.com/ Owner-Builders Roger and Debbie Jackson Owner-Builders Roger and Debbie Jackson: Host hands-on straw bale wall raising workshops. (Straw Bale Construction) http://www.hdo.net/~strawfly/ Straw Bale Paradise Straw Bale Paradise: A straw bale home being constructed near Terlingua, Texas. (Straw Bale Construction) http://twistedroad.com Agrarian Design and Practice Agrarian Design and Practice: Strawbale building and construction methods, mainly concentrating on loadbearing. (Straw Bale Construction) http://barney.webace.com.au/~agstraw/ Biotique Habitat Biotique Habitat: European consultants for straw bale buildings and other uses of plant fibers. Includes information on straw bale construction in France. (Straw Bale Construction) http://constructionfibres.free.fr Light Earth Construction Project Light Earth Construction Project: Research project to study the suitability of Light Earth Construction for the UK. Includes an introduction to Light Earth Construction. (Straw Bale Construction) http://www.lightearth.co.uk Denman Strawbale Denman Strawbale: Pictures and text document the construction of a strawbale post&beam house in the Pacific Northwest (Straw Bale Construction) http://mars.ark.com/~dalala/straw.html Straw Bale Construction Straw Bale Construction: Introduction to environmental, performance, and economic advantages. (Straw Bale Construction) http://www.ems.org/straw_bale/intro.html Straw Bale Building Company Straw Bale Building Company: Firm in the hinterland of the Queensland Sunshine Coast engineers and designs straw bale homes with the appearance of the old world stone and adobe buildings. (Straw Bale Construction) http://home.pacific.net.au/~strawbale Straw Bale Trading Post Straw Bale Trading Post: A backwoods trading post and home of straw bale builders. Information and services related to alternative building techniques, anachronistic skills, and products. (Straw Bale Construction) http://www.StrawBaleTradingPost.Homestead.com Natural Building Resources Natural Building Resources: An umbrella organization created to disseminate and coordinate information and activities regarding natural building, sustainable architecture, and ecological living. (Straw Bale Construction) http://www.strawbalecentral.com/ HTI HTI: Award winning straw bale homes designed by professional architect students. (Straw Bale Construction) http://www.hessmantrades.com Environ Design Collaborative Environ Design Collaborative: Green architecture and building design committed to applying the materials, methods and principles of sustainability to buildings. (Straw Bale Construction) http://www.cstone.net/edc/ Robert Andrews: Straw Bale Design Robert Andrews: Straw Bale Design: 50 straw bale house plans. (Straw Bale Construction) http://www.balewatch.com/ Imagine Strawbale Constructions Imagine Strawbale Constructions: Environmental friendly strawbale building firm in Victoria, Australia. (Straw Bale Construction) http://www.unicornhouse.net The Center for Resourceful Building Technology The Center for Resourceful Building Technology: Promotes environmentally responsible practices in construction through research, education, and demonstration. Provides information on resource efficient building materials, recycled building products, resource efficient construction, and waste reduction. (Straw Bale Construction) http://www.crbt.org The Original Milk Paint Company The Original Milk Paint Company: International architects are recognizing and specifying our traditional milk paint for strawbale homes. Based on old recipes, and using the finest African ground stones, we achieve a wide range of authentic colors and effects. (Straw Bale Construction) http://www.milkpaint.co.za Burbophobia Burbophobia: A guide to strawbale construction and other sustainable construction resources. (Straw Bale Construction) http://www.moxvox.com/ Strawbale Building Mailing List Strawbale Building Mailing List: Strawbale Building Mailing List. (Straw Bale Construction) http://www.crest.org/discussion/strawbale/current/ Skillful Means Skillful Means: Information about straw bale and sustainable building practices from an experienced architecture and construction firm. (Straw Bale Construction) http://www.skillful-means.com/ Sustainable Building Sourcebook: Straw Bale Construction Sustainable Building Sourcebook: Straw Bale Construction: Gives a definition, considerations, commercial status, implementation issues, guidelines, lists of contractors and suppliers, publications and links. (Straw Bale Construction) http://www.greenbuilder.com/sourcebook/strawbale.html Joiners Quarterly and Fox Maple School of Traditional Building Joiners Quarterly and Fox Maple School of Traditional Building: Timber frame, natural, and traditional building methods. (Straw Bale Construction) http://www.foxmaple.com/index.html The Last Straw The Last Straw: This reader-written journal of straw-bale and natural building provides information on construction techniques, projects, research/testing/code issues, and resources. (Straw Bale Construction) http://www.strawhomes.com/ California Straw Building Association California Straw Building Association: A non-profit clearinghouse of straw building information. (Straw Bale Construction) http://www.strawbuilding.org/