Straw, clay and reclaimed materials come together in a strikingly unconventional eco build in north London. Mary Richardson ...

“If wheat straw were to be widely adopted,” Zhou says, “it not only would reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but it would also ...

The old clubhouse of the local football club in Dailliens, near Lausanne, needed to be replaced. Localarchitecture designed an elegant new building with a sweeping roof edge and straw bale insulation.

Straw bale construction perfectly embodies this philosophy. It reduces our reliance on less eco-friendly materials while creating new opportunities for the farming industry. ...

Straw-bale construction is a building method that uses bales of straw as structural supports and building insulation. It's considered a sustainable method for building, because straw is a ...

A woman in Faro, Yukon, says her plan to build her dream home has been crushed by the Yukon Government's adopted updates to the National Building Code.Sanni Schmidt has lived in Faro for 30 years. For ...

Yvon Chouinard and the architect who designed his Ventura, California, home explain why the waste material is the next step in the fight against climate change.

The result is detailed in a short film Patagonia released earlier this month called “Home, Grown.” It shows the sleeves-up, hands-dirty process of building a straw bale home on Chouinard’s ...

“Straw-bale or alternative building is an absolutely fantastic experience,” said David Chew. “But it’s not — I would not recommend this to anybody who wasn’t already interested.” ...

Straw bale buildings are energy efficient, providing relief from extreme winter and summer temperatures. VINES said the insulation will be 2-3 times more effective than traditional construction.

Construction is underway at 157 Susquehanna St. in Binghamton, the future home of VINES. When completed, it will mark the first commercial straw bale building in the Northeast and Binghamton’s ...