A tour of how we live & work off grid in our straw bale home


Lots of nice details! This video is worth watching more than once.

“A tour of how we live & work off grid in our straw bale home – Riverstone Studios showing the interior of our home, wind turbine, solar panels, and the finishing work in our home.

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CEDES Straw Bale Demonstration Home

Affordable strawbale demonstration home in Sonora, Mexico
Affordable strawbale demonstration home in Sonora, Mexico

“The state of Sonora recognized that to their south, in the Valle del Yaqui, the area around Ciudad Obregon, they had vast reservoirs of wheat straw that could be utilized for building. With a new governor in place, there was motivation to begin experimenting once again with straw bale buildings and take advantage of what was learned from our Obregon experience. Once we got the project underway, we secured the help of our friend Emiliano Lopez, who was in charge of the Save the Children building as well as the Cuenca Los Ojos ranch building to oversee the construction of this house.

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Straw Bale Barnhaus

This straw bale Barnhaus is the winning entry in the NASBA housing contest in the UK.
This straw bale Barnhaus is the winning entry in the NASBA housing contest in the UK.

Jason keeps sending me great suggestions for our blog. Today’s post is about the winning home design in the NASBA contest. This super energy efficient strawbale house is fast and easy to construct because it uses pole construction.

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