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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...
Group plans visit to reservation to build straw bale homes 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 4.30.12 3 May 2012 | 04:14 am
neither huff nor puff can blow down this ultra-green straw bale house Yes, the walls of the Kious’s delightful domicile are packed with 305 straw bales harvested from a farm in Sandusky. The foot-thic...
Straw Bale News – Week of 4.15.12 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...
Castanea Project 9 Oct 2010 | 06:06 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 commu...
Straw bale walls pass earthquake test 1 Sep 2009 | 02:49 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 ...
The Mark and Claire Cheff Residence 26 Aug 2009 | 05:28 am
Ecoville ArchiTechs recently facilitated a wall raising in beautiful Montana. The site was at the base of the Mission Mountain Wilderness in view of Mt. McDonald where lady bugs by the millions go to...
Round Pole Post & Beam Structure 9 Sep 2008 | 11:07 am
In preparing for our upcoming straw bale workshop, Ecoville ArchiTechs sent us photo examples of a simple post and beam house with round pole framing. And here it is a few days later with the rafters...
