Plastered Strawbale Construction
Plastered
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.
Solar
Electricity | Solar Hot Water |
Passive Solar Space Heating
Cordwood Masonry | Plastered Strawbale
Construction | Log Furniture Building
Composting Toilet System | Sustainable
Living | Reforestation
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