The New Strawbale Home

The New Strawbale Home
Author: Catherine Wanek
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
Total Pages: 195
Release: 2009
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1423606574

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Presents floor plans and images of strawbale homes from around the country, discussing such topics as climate considerations, maintenance, budgeting, code compliance, energy efficiency, and structural systems.

The Straw Bale House

The Straw Bale House
Author: Athena Swentzell Steen
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
Total Pages: 338
Release: 1994
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0930031717

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Many copies in stock but still heavy demand; only a few titles published on this subject. Very popular in rural WA too.

The Beauty of Straw Bale Homes

The Beauty of Straw Bale Homes
Author: Athena Swentzell Steen
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing Company
Total Pages: 74
Release: 2000
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9781890132774

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Celebrates the aesthetic styles of straw bale dwellings with numerous color photographs, including both small and large homes and larger-scale institutional buildings. Includes an introductory essay by the authors noting the key lessons they have learned in years of building with bales.

Serious Straw Bale

Serious Straw Bale
Author: Paul Lacinski
Publisher: Chelsea Green Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2000
Genre: Straw bale houses
ISBN: 9781890132644

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Bergeron and Lacinski's new book Serious Straw Bale is the first to look carefully at the specific design considerations critical to success with a straw bale building in more extreme climates-where seasonal changes in temperature, precipitation, and humidity create special stresses that builders must understand and address. The authors draw upon years of experience with natural materials and experimental techniques, and present a compelling rationale for building with straw-one of nature's most resilient, available, and affordable byproducts.

Strawbale Home Plans

Strawbale Home Plans
Author: Wayne J. Bingham
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2007
Genre: Straw bale houses
ISBN: 9781586858612

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Strawbale Home Plans is a meditative and conscientious exploration of the innumerable reasons to consider straw bale as a viable building material. Environmentally friendly, super insulative, economical, and natural, straw bale can be used to build everything from garden walls and shed roofs to small homes. The vibrant pages of this practical guide are filled with rich photos of organic, fluid, undulating structures pulsating with subtle creativity. Indeed at once a pragmatic construction manual and a philosophical, artistic guidebook, this handbook provides food for the mind and soul.

Building a Straw Bale House

Building a Straw Bale House
Author: Nathaniel Corum
Publisher: Princeton Architectural Press
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2005-08-25
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9781568985145

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"Filled with comprehensive case studies selected from over thirty-five of Red Feather's successfully completed housing and community-based building projects, Building a Straw Bale House documents the organization's collaboration with reservation communities and provides a step-by-step, bale-by-bale construction handbook - from initial site selection to finished product. Complete with information on safety, design, tools, and materials, it is an inspiring lesson for anybody interested in this technique of constructing a house and a hopeful redefinition of the fundamental ideas of architecture and the home."--BOOK JACKET.

More Straw Bale Building

More Straw Bale Building
Author: Chris Magwood
Publisher: New Society Publishers
Total Pages: 297
Release: 2005-03-20
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1550923226

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A completely rewritten and updated edition of this straw building classic. Straw bale houses are easy to build, affordable, super energy efficient, environmentally friendly, attractive, and can be designed to match the builder's personal space needs, esthetics, and budget. Despite mushrooming interest in the technique, however, most straw bale books focus on "selling" the dream of straw-bale building, but don't adequately address the most critical issues faced by bale house builders. Moreover, since many developments in this field are recent, few books are completely up to date with the latest techniques. More Straw Bale Building is designed to fill this gap. A completely rewritten edition of the 20,000-copy best-selling original, it leads the potential builder through the entire process of building a bale structure, tackling all the practical issues: finding and choosing bales; developing sound building plans; roofing; electrical, plumbing, and heating systems; building code compliance; and special concerns for builders in northern climates. New material includes: more extensive sections on electric wiring and plumbing updated sections on bale finishes and finishing a section on prefabricated straw bale walls a wider selection of case studies, photographs and illustrations a section on common mistakes budgeting for low-, medium- and high-cost projects, and new testing data that is in no other straw bale book. Down-to earth and complete, More Straw Bale Building makes the remarkable benefits of straw bale building available in the most comprehensive and practical book on the subject to date.

Straw Bale Building Details

Straw Bale Building Details
Author: CASBA
Publisher: New Society Publishers
Total Pages: 582
Release: 2019-04-30
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1771422920

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The devil is in the details-the science and art of designing and building durable, efficient, straw bale buildings Straw bale buildings promise superior insulation and flexibility across a range of design aesthetics, while using a typically local and abundant low-embodied energy material that sequesters carbon-an important part of mitigating climate change. However, some early straw bale designs and construction methods resulted in buildings that failed to meet design goals for energy efficiency and durability. This led to improved building practices and a deeper understanding of the building science underlying this building system. Distilling two decades of site-built straw bale design and construction experience, Straw Bale Building Details is an illustrated guide that covers: Principles and process of straw bale design and building, options, and alternatives Building science of straw bale wall systems How design impacts cost, building efficiency, and durability Avoiding costly mistakes and increasing construction efficiency Dozens of time-tested detailed drawings for straw bale wall assemblies, including foundations, windows and doors, and roofs. Whether you're an architect, engineer, contractor, or owner-builder interested in making informed choices, Straw Bale Building Details is the indispensable guide to current practice in straw bale design and construction.

Practical Straw Bale Building

Practical Straw Bale Building
Author: Murray Hollis
Publisher: Landlinks Press
Total Pages: 104
Release: 2005-03-29
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0643099476

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Building with straw bales is being embraced by amateurs and professionals for its versatility, comfort, environmental friendliness and high insulation. New methods should expand its growing worldwide popularity. In Practical Straw Bale Building, Murray Hollis uses simple, easy to understand language to describe the established techniques of straw bale construction and ways in which they can be improved. He also presents a new straw bale construction system that has substantial benefits over current methods. This system incorporates a new tensioning system that replaces the use of fence strainers for tensioning the hold-down/compression wires and eliminates uneven tensioning on opposite sides of the wall. It also allows for fabricating wall modules on-site as horizontal modules that are then swung into the vertical wall position after fabrication. Aspects of structures other than walls are addressed only to the extent that they are relevant to the use of straw bales, e.g. issues such as types of floors, roof structures and methods of heating or cooling. The innovative methods in this book will help to progress straw bale building technology and move it into the mainstream of the building industry.

Building Your Straw Bale Home

Building Your Straw Bale Home
Author: Brian Hodge
Publisher: Landlinks Press
Total Pages: 281
Release: 2006-08-21
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0643098704

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This practical guide is written especially for the owner-builder and provides step-by-step instructions supported by diagrams and photographs. It covers the construction process from site preparation through to foundations, concrete slabs, strip footings and stumps. Special techniques for straw bale construction and the integration of these techniques with those of conventional house building are also covered, including floors, timber wall-frames, ceilings and roof framing. Advice is offered on plumbing and electrical work in a straw bale house. Written with first-hand knowledge of the challenges that face the owner-builder, the author explores local council issues and requirements, the potential pitfalls of building and what to look for when ordering second-hand material, aided by a useful glossary of terms. The book concludes by covering the various safety issues that arise during construction, including fire prevention, equipment usage and the working environment.