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Plastered Strawbale Construction

Straw Bale ConstructionPlastered strawbale construction is a super-insulated, quick, and renewable method of building whereby straw bales are stacked between a timber framework. We can literally see our walls growing in the farmers field 15 minutes from our site! After being pinned together and wired the bales are plastered giving an adobe-type of finished. We use salvaged topsoil in our plaster creating an "earth plaster" that blends the building into the surrounding forest.

The R-value of a strawbale wall is about R-35 to R-45.

The thermal mass of strawbale construction also lends itself to passive solar home designs and creates a very warm home in winter and a cool home in summer.

Straw Bale Construction Workshop

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