Straw bale house

A sustainable building material wins favor on multiple fronts.

Building with straw bales has many appealing benefits, but is no panacea. It has drawbacks just like any other system.

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Discover the benefits and challenges of building a large, eco-friendly home from straw bales, a testament to sustainable living and the innovative use of natural materials in construction.

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With all the charm of a quaint country cottage, this straw bale house is a model of environmentally sensitive building for the future

Last week, we saw a lodge in Chile that looked like a hobbit hotel and this week we bring you a woodland home with a similar aesthetic. Though this domain

Name: Beth Knox and Bill Hutchins Location: Takoma Park, Maryland (just over the District line) Size: 2,100 square feet — 4 bedrooms + basement apartment Years lived in: 4 years, owned Other occupants: Tenants in basement, 20-something children from time to time, a variety of guests (extended stay), currently a Congolese pastor seeking asylum.

Straw bale houses may not have had the best reputation in the past, thanks to a certain big bad wolf, but it turns out...