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Title:
A House of Straw: An Odyssey Into Natural Building Paperback:
240 pages For everyone who has a dream that they are not sure they can accomplish, but are dying to try. Carolyn Roberts is an outstanding example to those of us who are willing to work hard and to stand up for what they believe in. Part memoir, part construction journal, A House of Straw will inspire you with its joys and sorrows, warmth, humour, and above all its painful honesty. It takes courage to build a house. Reading someone else’s story can help you on the path. |
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The New Strawbale Home Hardcover:
176 pages The New Strawbale Home compiles floor plans and images from thirty homes across North America, showcasing a spectrum of regional styles and personal aesthetic choices. This practical guide discusses varying climate considerations and essential design details for problem-free construction and low maintenance, and also points out the ecologically friendly, energy-saving aspects of straw bale construction. |
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Practical Straw Bale Building Paperback:
104 pages Describes
the best practices and new ideas in a step-by-step approach. It
describes in-fill and load-bearing walls, the properties of materials
used to plaster the walls, and how particular features are incorporated,
such as windows, doors, arches, plumbing and electrical. It also
describes new ways to construct straighter, thinner and easier-to-plaster
walls. |
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Building Your Straw Bale Home: From Foundations to the Roof Paperback:
280 pages One
of the primary concerns of owner-builders is their capacity to deal
with the structural issues associated with building a straw bale
house. This practical guide is written especially for the owner-builder
and provides the reader with step-by-step practical instructions.
"This book is a good reference for anyone who has a desire
to understand building construction or a desire to build a straw
bale house to a high standard using well-researched methods."
- Bohdan Dorniak, President of Ausbale
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Title:
Building a Straw Bale House: The Red Feather Construction Handbook Paperback:
192 pages The best examples
of straw bale construction can be found in houses built on poverty-stricken
American Indian reservations by the award-winning Red
Feather Development Group |
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Title:
Serious
Straw Bale: A Home Construction Guide for All Climates Paperback:
384 pages This book provides
the metaphorical nuts and bolts of straw bale construction for homes
and other buildings. Unlike many other straw bale construction books
on the market, this one looks at building design issues from the
perspective of the straw bale builders and considers the particular
needs of the medium. See an interview
with Paul |
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Building with Straw: Design and Technology of a Sustainable Architecture Paperback:
143 pages (Feb 2005) From the examples shown in this interesting and informative publication it is quite clear that the use of straw-bales for an insulating infill material is not limited to timber frames! It is now trendy to use (and show off) bales within a variety of different types of structural frames. |
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Building with Awareness: The Construction of a Hybrid Home Hardcover
162 pages (April 2006) Also released as a DVD, see the author's website above. Follow the design and construction of one house - from start to finish - and see how aesthetics, comfort, and energy efficiency can all come from the same materials and design parameters. Ted Owens used the book A Patern Language to guide the design of his home. |
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Title:
More
Straw Bale Building: A Complete Guide to Designing and Building
with Straw Paperback
278 pages (February 1, 2005) Re-write of 'Straw Bale Building' discussing the practical issues of: choosing bales; developing building plans; roofing; electrical, plumbing, and heating systems; building in northern climates. New material on: electric wiring and plumbing; updated on bale finishing; prefabricated straw bale walls; lots of case studies, photographs and illustrations; common mistakes; budgeting for low-, medium- and high-cost projects, and new testing data that is in no other straw bale book. |
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Title:
Small Strawbale: Natural Homes, Projects and Designs Paperback
240 pages (April 2005) "This practical guide is filled with rich photos of homes, greenhouses, studios, sheds, open-air structures and more, each pulsating with unique yet subtle creativity. Both a pragmatic construction manual and a philosophical, artistic guidebook, Small Strawbale is an inspirational starting point for a strawbale dreamer, and a great source of information for those who are ready to get bailing." |
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Title:
Straw
Bale Details: A Manual for Designers and Builders Spiral-bound
60 pages (August 8, 2003) This is a very practical collection of drawings to base the design of your strawbale house on. This book will help you to build a house that will stand the test of time. |
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Title:
Building with Straw Bales: A Practical Guide for the UK and Ireland Barbara
Jones is an experienced straw bale builder in the UK. The book has
details of all the main construction methods and includes bale specifications
walls and foundations, doors and windows, plastering, plans and
drawings together with building regulations and planning permission. |
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The Straw Bale House Paperback
336 pages (February 10, 1995) A guide to building living structures with straw bales. Covers benefits of building with straw bales, safety concerns, building codes, and insurance, and offers techniques for building walls, windows, doors, foundations, roofs, floors, and plastering the straw walls. Includes b&w photos demonstrating building techniques, and color photos of finish |
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