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Strawbale building online course

Natural Building Blog Posted on January 10, 2017 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

“This video is an excerpt from our online course, ‘straw-bale building’, comprising the text of Barbara’s book, plus over 200 minutes of videos.

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Posted in Workshops | Tagged natural building, online course, strawbale, strawbale building, strawbale construction, strawbale house, strawbale training, strawbale workshop | Leave a reply

Living in a straw-bale house

Natural Building Blog Posted on December 2, 2016 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

“How to construct a straw-bale house. The advantage of living in a straw-bale house.”

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Posted in General | Tagged affordable, DIY, efficient, natural building, strawbale, strawbale building, strawbale construction, strawbale house | 1 Reply

Strawmark Strawbale Homes Survive Another Major Earthquake in NZ

Natural Building Blog Posted on November 29, 2016 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

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 Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

“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

Micro Earthbag Homes

Natural Building Blog Posted on July 7, 2016 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

Email from one of our readers: “Hello, I have been researching your methods and website for sometime now. I first was introduced through your YouTube video building an earthbag home for $300. I was wondering if you could give me … Continue reading →

Posted in Earthbag Building | Tagged DIY, low cost, shelter, straw bale, straw bale building, straw bale house, strawbale, sustainable, tiny home, tiny house | 3 Replies

Dunne Family Update #2

Natural Building Blog Posted on July 17, 2015 by Owen GeigerJune 3, 2022

Yesterday’s blog post about post and beam construction reminded me of the Dunne family strawbale house that we’ve covered previously. Click here to see the previous blog post. This project has always been one of my favorites, so it’s time … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged DIY, ecofriendly, low cost, natural building, post and beam, straw bale home, straw bale house, strawbale, sustainable | Leave a reply

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