L.A. County officials signaled interest in rebuilding in fire zones with natural materials, such as adobe, but advocates say ...

Supported by the U.S. Department of Energy’s ARPA-E program, the research team has found that wheat straw offers strong thermal insulation, high durability, and better fire resistance than many other ...

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

British and French authorities have issued health warnings related to hot weather this weekend as northern Europe bakes under ...

“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.

Granted planning permission in 2024, this is a ‘net zero’ welcome centre built with straw bales on the 17th century, Grade I-listed Shugborough Estate in the West Midlands. London-based Citizens ...

The idea of a straw building might bring to mind a medieval homestead, or perhaps the fairy-tale dwelling of The Three Little Pigs.Used since the 19th century—typically as a rural, rustic ...

Straw bales are not generally considered to be premium construction materials for buildings — but for this Binghamton-based group, they have allowed the creation of a new headquarters ...

When conditioning, place straw bales in full sun and near a water source. Position bales north to south with no more than two rows side by side, leave the strings on the bales. After the bales are ...

This year, straw from Lithuania will envelop a building in the quiet town of Todmorden, West Yorkshire. Barbara Jones and her colleagues at Todmorden Learning Centre and Community Hub have hatched ...