The New Strawbale Home

The New Strawbale Home
Title The New Strawbale Home PDF eBook
Author Catherine Wanek
Publisher Gibbs Smith
Pages 212
Release 2003
Genre Architecture
ISBN 9781586852030

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This volume compiles floor plans and images from 40 cutting-edge homes across North America, showcasing a spectrum of regional styles and personal aesthetic choices. 150 color photos.

The Straw Bale House

The Straw Bale House
Title The Straw Bale House PDF eBook
Author Athena Swentzell Steen
Publisher Chelsea Green Publishing
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.

Serious Straw Bale

Serious Straw Bale
Title Serious Straw Bale PDF eBook
Author Paul Lacinski
Publisher Chelsea Green Publishing
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
Title Strawbale Home Plans PDF eBook
Author Wayne J. Bingham
Publisher Gibbs Smith
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.

The Beauty of Straw Bale Homes

The Beauty of Straw Bale Homes
Title The Beauty of Straw Bale Homes PDF eBook
Author Athena Swentzell Steen
Publisher Chelsea Green Publishing Company
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.

The New Strawbale Home

The New Strawbale Home
Title The New Strawbale Home PDF eBook
Author Catherine Wanek
Publisher Gibbs Smith
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.

More Straw Bale Building

More Straw Bale Building
Title More Straw Bale Building PDF eBook
Author Chris Magwood
Publisher New Society Publishers
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.