Straw-bale construction was cultivated around 125 years ago in Nebraska, according to a press release from Monarch Architecture. The approach has gained real popularity in Europe over the past ...

The Straw Bale Eco Center was awarded the 2008 Merit Award for Excellence in Architectural Design by AIA Indiana, 2008 Alternative Power and Energy Award, 2008 Accent on Architecture Award, and ...

Straw Bale House was designed by Atelier Kaiser Shen Clad in silver fir wood with a steeply pitched roof, the building subtly adopts both the grain and the roof shape of its village setting.

Straw-bale construction was cultivated around 125 years ago in Nebraska, according to a press release from Monarch Architecture. The approach has gained real popularity in Europe over the past ...

Venberg turned to straw bales because they are “a simple agricultural byproduct” that have “all the things you look for” in building energy-efficient shelters that are kind to the environment.

The Biehns moved into their unfinished 2,700-square-foot house off Stephanie Way in March. They have yet to test the winter worthiness of their 18-inch thick straw-bale walls encased in two layers of ...

The architecture firm used a traditional load-bearing straw bale, where the bales are stacked like bricks. Untraditionally, they then use giant ratchet straps running between the base and a ring ...

The EU-funded project to develop the straw houses was led by the University of Bath and specialty architecture firm ModCell. The first houses to hit the market are a row of seven town homes in the ...

A University of Michigan green building class plans to unveil a sustainably-built, straw-bale house located at the Campus Farm next Monday, May 29. Led by Joseph Trumpey, an assistant professor of art ...

Europe’s first two-storey load-bearing straw bale property — on the west coast of Ireland — was completed in 2003, using the labour of more than 100 volunteers, most of whom had no previous ...

Straw-bale construction was cultivated around 125 years ago in Nebraska, according to a press release from Monarch Architecture. The approach has gained real popularity in Europe over the past ...