Straw bale homes offer superior insulation, reducing heating and cooling expenses. With Columbia's average home value now ...

Local and renewable, it is a waste from harvesting. A family like that of Jen Frey and Joe Wirbick can find enough space to build a straw bale house or two on a windy hillside near Mount Joy.

A time-honored method of construction will find new expression as a Columbia building company shows off its home built of prefabricated straw bale panels. The house, which its builders believe is ...

JUDY KNOX AND her husband Matts Myhrman say Tucson is on its way to becoming known world-wide as the center--if not quite the birthplace--of straw bale construction. This weekend Out on Bale ...

I had attempted to permit a straw bale house a few years before in King County. The county said: If the International Conference of Building Officials approves it, okay. ICBO said: If you have all ...

Carbon-Free Infrastructure and Construction Chris constructed the first permitted straw bale house in Ontario in 1996. He has authored seven books on sustainable building, including the well loved ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Kenyans are increasingly embracing straw bale technology, which uses materials made ...

JUDY KNOX AND her husband Matts Myhrman say Tucson is on its way to becoming known world-wide as the center--if not quite the birthplace--of straw bale construction. This weekend Out on Bale ...