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Home / Business / Construction and Maintenance / Building Types / Sustainable Architecture / Straw Bale Construction
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- Agrarian Design and Practice - Strawbale building and construction methods, mainly concentrating on loadbearing.
barney.webace.com.au/~agstraw
- Baleraisers - Straw bale house plans for owners, builders, and designers. Stock plans, design and drafting services.
www.ricestraw.com/baleraisers
- Burbophobia - Straw bale and other alternative, sustainable construction.
www.moxvox.com/straw.html
- California Straw Building Association - A non-profit clearinghouse of straw building information.
www.strawbuilding.org
- Community Eco-Design Network - A non-profit committed to research and implementation of sustainable technology for the built environment.
www.cedn.org
- DAWN/ Out On Bale By Mail - Tucson, AZ organization that conducts workshops on straw bale construction. Includes list of straw bale resources.
www.greenbuilder.com/dawn
- Denman Strawbale - Pictures and text document the construction of a strawbale post&beam house in the Pacific Northwest
mars.ark.com/~dalala/straw.html
- 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.
www.azstarnet.com/~dcat
- DSA Architects - Straw bale research and testing, and has contributed important structural and detailing elements to the evolving straw bale vernacular.
www.dsaarch.com
- EcoBuildings.net: Alberta Sustainable Home/Office by ASH-Inc. - The Alberta Sustainable Home/Office Inc. Information on environmentally green, energy efficient homes, houses, offices, and commercial buildings including strawbale design and construction.
www.ecobuildings.net
- Environ Design Collaborative - Green architecture and building design committed to applying the materials, methods and principles of sustainability to buildings.
www.cstone.net/edc
- Gaia Construction, Inc. - Provides consulting and construction services to people and organizations who want a building that is efficient, cost-conscious, and environmentally sound.
www.thebarbecuepit.com/tom/gaia.html
- HTI Award Winning Straw Bale Home Designs - Award winning straw bale homes designed by professional architect students.
www.hessmantrades.com
- Huff'n'Puff Constructions Pty Ltd - Straw bale building technology.
strawbale.archinet.com.au
- Imagine Strawbale Constructions - Environmental friendly strawbale building firm in Victoria, Australia.
users.netconnect.com.au/~imagine/straw.htm
- IronStraw Group - A 501(c)(3) educational organization dedicated to helping people build affordable environmentally friendly strawbale homes.
www.ironstraw.org
- Joiners Quarterly and Fox Maple School of Traditional Building - Timber frame, natural, and traditional building methods.
www.foxmaple.com/index.html
- Light Earth Construction Project - Research project to study the suitability of Light Earth Construction for the UK. Includes an introduction to Light Earth Construction.
www.lightearth.co.uk
- Mark McCabe Building Consultancy - Queensland, Australia designer of load-bearing straw bale buildings.
www.au-eeh.com/page9.html
- Natural Building Resources - An umbrella organization created to disseminate and coordinate information and activities regarding natural building, sustainable architecture, and ecological living.
www.strawbalecentral.com
- New Shelters - Designers and builders of passive solar, Earth friendly homes built with recycled timber frames and products from demolished homes. Also host workshops on passive solar design, straw bale construction, building codes, and finishes.
www.newshelters.com
- Owner-Builders Roger and Debbie Jackson - Host hands-on straw bale wall raising workshops.
www.hdo.net/~strawfly
- Robert Andrews: Straw Bale Design - 50 straw bale house plans.
www.balewatch.com
- Shannon Hames' Page - The history and benefits of straw bale construction, common concerns, and other information.
www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/8308
- Skillful Means - Information about straw bale and sustainable building practices from an experienced architecture and construction firm.
www.skillful-means.com
- Solstice - Straw bale construction web information.
solstice.crest.org/efficiency/straw_insulation/index.html
- Straw Bale Association of Texas - A non-profit group dedicated to promoting straw bale homes in Texas.
www.greenbuilder.com/sbat
- Straw Bale Construction - Introduction to environmental, performance, and economic advantages.
www.ems.org/straw_bale/intro.html
- Straw Bale Paradise - A straw bale home being constructed near Terlingua, Texas.
twistedroad.com
- 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.
www.StrawBaleTradingPost.Homestead.com
- Strawbale Building Mailing List - Strawbale Building Mailing List.
www.crest.org/discussion/strawbale/current
- Surfin' StrawBale - A comprehensive guide to strawbale construction resources.
www.moxvox.com/index1.html
- Sustainable Building Sourcebook - Straw Bale Section - On-line straw bale resource.
www.greenbuilder.com/sourcebook/strawbale.html
- Terra Sol Design & Building - Straw Bale design and construction firm located in Port Townsend, WA.
www.strawbalehomes.com
- The Canelo Project - We combine our efforts with others to create simple, comfortable shelter using local and natural materials with handcrafted care.
www.caneloproject.com
- 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. Publishers of the Guide to Resource Efficient Building Elements.
www.crbt.org
- The Last Straw journal - The Last Straw, the reader-written journal of straw-bale and natural building, provides up-to-date information on construction techniques, projects, research/testing/code issues, resources, and other useful material about straw-bale and natural buildings.
www.strawhomes.com
- 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.
www.milkpaint.co.za
- Thermal Resistivity of Straw Bales for Construction - Master's thesis that calcualtes the R-value of straw bale construction which was previously unavailable.
solstice.crest.org/efficiency/straw_insulation/straw_insul.html
- 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.
www.neoshotruck2.com/hs
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