Faced with the expense (OK, and effort) of building raised beds, I decided instead to go cheap and easy: a straw bale garden. So I called up Joel Karsten, author of Straw Bale Gardens, and lead ...

“It’s something that’s been done for hundreds of years.” Proponents of modern straw-bale construction highlight the sustainability of sourcing materials from local farms and natural ...

One paper found that straw bale buildings save 40% of construction costs when compared to traditional homes. Straw is an agricultural byproduct that comes from growing cereal grains like wheat ...

Straw-bale construction has been around for centuries and was widely used in Ireland, Scotland and other parts of Europe. It was also extensively used in the United States as settlers pushed their ...

Ventura County issued its first permit Friday for a straw-bale building, approving construction of a reception center at the Ojai Foundation’s spiritual retreat. The permit will allow use of ...

When building post and beam in straw bale, what if I substitute concrete block columns for the wooden posts? Will they draw moisture into the straw? They could. However, the usual practice is to ...

But Bob Perritt knows better. Perritt, a builder from Amherst, Ohio, was involved in the construction of a small straw-bale structure at a recent home and garden show in Cleveland. The structure ...

More specifically, about how such a widely available agricultural byproduct makes for an ideal building material. In fact, the concept of straw bale construction had seeded in his mind long ago ...

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 ...

Last spring, Trumpey and his class built a similar straw bale building at the UM Biological Station in northern Michigan. "The key concept here is to use as many natural, local materials as ...

BINGHAMTON (WBNG) -- The Volunteers Improving Neighborhood Environments, Inc., or VINES, is set for the new headquarters building to place its first straw bale at the Susquehanna Street location.