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Tag Archives: strawbale home

Recycled Strawbale House…Beautiful!

Natural Building Blog Posted on December 30, 2016 by Kelly HartDecember 30, 2016

“This lovely 1500 square foot house is partially built from the old house that stood on the property. It has an R-factor of about 45 and feels spacious and cozy all at the same time.”

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Posted in Design | Tagged home design, home tour, natural building, strawbale building, strawbale home, strawbale home tour, strawbale house, super insulation | 2 Replies

50+ Year Old Couple Build Off Grid Cob/Strawbale Tiny House for $30k

Natural Building Blog Posted on December 24, 2016 by Kelly HartDecember 24, 2016

Nice couple. Good video that explains how they built their 20’x30’ (600 sq. ft.) home with cash without debt by recycling and repurposing almost all materials. The $30,000 cost included a septic tank and well. They combined cob, strawbale and … Continue reading →

Posted in Design | Tagged affordable housing, homestead, low cost housing, natural building, off grid, off grid homestead, off grid living, strawbale building, strawbale home, tiny house | 5 Replies

Strawmark Strawbale Homes Survive Another Major Earthquake in NZ

Natural Building Blog Posted on November 29, 2016 by Kelly HartNovember 29, 2016

Email to Strawmark Homes: Hello. Did your strawbale homes survive the recent earthquakes in New Zealand okay? We’ve profiled your homes in two past articles on our Natural Building Blog. Thanks, Owen

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Posted in General | Tagged Christchurch, earthquake resistant, earthquake safe, New Zealand, safe, seismic resistant, strawbale, strawbale home, strawbale house | Leave a reply

Straw-bale 101: A tale of two homes

Natural Building Blog Posted on November 25, 2016 by Kelly HartNovember 25, 2016

“Habib Gonzales has built over 100 strawbale homes. This video looks at two of them.

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Posted in Design | Tagged energy efficient, low cost sustainable, natural building, straw bale home tour, strawbale, strawbale building, strawbale home, strawbale home design, strawbale house | Leave a reply

Code-approved Strawbale Building Systems

Natural Building Blog Posted on September 27, 2014 by Kelly HartSeptember 27, 2014

“The current code approved method for straw bale construction that can resist wind and seismic forces is not shown in the International Residential Code, IRC or the International Building Code, IBC. However, it is shown as an appendix to some … Continue reading →

Posted in Codes, Uncategorized | Tagged building code, code approved, engineering, natural building, straw bale, straw bale code, strawbale construction, strawbale home, strawbale house | 4 Replies

Strawmark Strawbale Homes and Buildings

Natural Building Blog Posted on September 10, 2014 by Kelly HartSeptember 10, 2014

Strawmark built the home in yesterday’s blog post. Be sure to see their stunning gallery. “Straw houses the way of the future? With the aftermath of devastation in Christchurch, the focus is now more than ever on safe, affordable, ‘Earthquake’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Design | Tagged earthquake resistant, ecofriendly, energy efficient, fire safe, home design, seismic resistant, straw bale, strawbale home, strawbale house, sustainable | 3 Replies

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