Straw bale construction

A sustainable building material wins favor on multiple fronts.

Over the weekend I attended an event to learn about straw bale home construction - a sustainable building material that benefits the planet instead hurts it. They also talked about regenerative agriculture, permaculture, and ethically sourced mezcal. It was really cool, and I want to share just a li

Building with straw bales is a technique pioneered a century ago in the state of Nebraska. In recent years there has been a renaissance in the use of straw as a building material largely in the American Southwest, but also in Canada, Australia, France, Holland, Germany, Austria and China. Straw is a renewable resource with excellent insulating properties. It is a cheap and easy-to-use option for self-builders, and even large-scale structures can be erected using timber framework filled with…

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Building with straw bales has many appealing benefits, but is no panacea. It has drawbacks just like any other system.

How do you select straw bales for home construction? Bale type, size, moisture, straw length, and more all factor in to save time, labor, and budget.

In this video, we take you through the process of building a sustainable straw bale cabin from start to finish. Whether you're a DIY enthusiast or a professi...

When building, the question of what type of mesh to use in a straw bale build is a big one. I show the use of 14 gauge welded wire mesh in my videos...

Wow, I was not expecting that at all. 😯 Shalina Luna and Ben Griffith had their kids’ futures in mind. They bought a lot in Ignacio, Colorado, thinking that they would build a house for their children in that land once they turned 18, and Joli Galvan had just turned of age for her new home. The couple made an off-the-grid house using straw bales covered in cob on a 34×17-foot concrete slab. Cob is a mixture of clay, sand, straw, and water, and it’s fireproof.