The Straw Bale House

Imagine building a house with superior seismic stability, fire resistance, and thermal insulation, using an annually renewable resource, for half the cost of a comparable conventional home. Welcome to the straw bale house! Whether you build an entire house or something more modest-a home office or studio, a retreat cabin or guest cottage-plastered straw bale construction is an exceptionally durable and inexpensive option. What's more, it's fun, because the technique is easy to learn and easy to do yourself. And the resulting living spaces are unusually quiet and comfortable.The Straw Bale Housedescribes the many benefits of building with straw bales: super insulation, with R-values as high as R-50 good indoor air quality and noise reduction a speedy construction process construction costs as low as $10-per-square-foot use of natural and abundant renewable resources a better solution than burning agricultural waste straw, which creates tons of air pollutants

ISBN:	9780930031718
Publisher:	Chelsea Green Publishing
Imprint:	Chelsea Green Publishing
Published date:	01 Jan 1990
DEWEY:	693.997
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	297
Weight:	940g
Height:	253mm
Width:	202mm
Spine width:	21mm

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