strawcottage.com
Why Straw Bale Construction?
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Straw Bale House in Morin Heights Qc. There are a few points that attracted us to using straw as an insulator. The idea of using straw and clay instead of manufactured construction materials creates a more gentle footprint on the environment. Straw itself is a great insulator with an insulation value surpassing the conventional home. The house stays cool in the summer and holds its heat for a long time in the winter once it is warm. Montreal organization for ecological construction. A House of Straw.
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Resources | Learning the Craft
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Timber, earth, and stone temples. Timber Framers Guild, THE North American resource for framers and enthusiasts. Http:/ www.compagnons-du-devoir.com/. Les Compagnons- an unbroken guild of carpenters since the 12th century. Http:/ www.mudgirls.ca/. Mud Girlz, a women’s natural building collection based on Salt Spring Island, BC. For People in Ontario. Http:/ www.osbbc.ca/. The Ontario Straw Bale Building Coalition. Http:/ www.fourthpig.org/Fourth Pig.html. Http:/ www.strawhomes.ca/. Enter your comment here.
builderswithoutborders.org
About Us
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Networking Natural Builders Worldwide. Builders Without Borders is an international network of ecological builders who advocate the use of natural, local, and affordable materials in construction. We believe the solution to inadequate shelter is not merely better buildings, but people who know how to build for themselves. To this end, BWB creates educational materials and opportunities to empower communities, organizations and owner-builders. 8226; Respectful. Empowering local decision making. Read about...
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mud and musings: March 2013
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Reflections on natural building in and out of the city. Tuesday, March 19, 2013. OSBBC and NBNE AGMs 2013. Well, it's been. A while, hasn't it? You'd almost think that I'd moved away from the natural building world by my lack of activity here lately. However, the good people of the Ontario Straw Bale Building Coalition (OSBBC). As well as my American friends in Natural Builders North East (NBNE). North of Peterborough. Here are some what I heard while there. Building in a cold climate. My favourite idea ...
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Links - Inward Design and Consulting
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Useful links and resources. About Your House Series, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, 2007. Know how much you can afford before going into a project. Get an energy audit before you renovate. You may be eligible for grants and rebates. Create a free website. Create your own free website. Start your own free website. A surprisingly easy drag and drop site creator. Learn more.
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mud and musings: OSBBC & NBNE AGMs 2013
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Reflections on natural building in and out of the city. Tuesday, March 19, 2013. OSBBC and NBNE AGMs 2013. Well, it's been. A while, hasn't it? You'd almost think that I'd moved away from the natural building world by my lack of activity here lately. However, the good people of the Ontario Straw Bale Building Coalition (OSBBC). As well as my American friends in Natural Builders North East (NBNE). North of Peterborough. Here are some what I heard while there. Building in a cold climate. My favourite idea ...
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Important Links
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People Around the World Building Naturally. Learn what it means to build resiliency into our homes and buildings as well as our future by visiting these web sites and other links to our worldwide straw building community. These are the innovators you will meet and learn from at the 2012 International Straw Builders' Conference. The Last Straw Journal. Straw and Timber Craftsmen. Visit our home site:. Photo courtesy Mark Piepkorn. From the 2006 ISBBC home tour. Pakistan Straw Bale and Appropriate Building.
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David Elfstrom
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Saving energy through building energy audits, project measurement and verification. Energy audits and assessments in Toronto and Ontario. David’s focus is on evaluating mechanical systems and energy performance of the building envelope with a passion for conservation, solar and geoexchange, as well as natural construction materials such as straw bale. David, a 3. Residential Air Systems Design Technician and has full training from the Canadian GeoExchange Coalition. David founded Passive Buildings Canada.
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Fifth Wind: Making Compressed Earth Blocks
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Construction. Farming. Learning. Revitalizing. Making Compressed Earth Blocks. The Renaissance of Natural Construction. Compressed earth blocks are very much the same as adobe bricks although the latter conjures up images of Mexican Pueblo housing designs. Compressed earth blocks are a modern version of ancient building system. The oldest, continuously lived in earthen masonry building, is in the Western Hemisphere in the Lima, Peru basin and is over 3,500 years old. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Making Co...