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The straw bale house / Athena Swentzell Steen ... [and others].

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Real Goods independent living bookPublication details: White River Junction, Vt. : Chelsea Green Pub. Co., c1994.Description: xxii, 297 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0930031717 (acid-free paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • TH4818.S77 B35 1994
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Non-Fiction Davis (Central) Library Non-Fiction Non-Fiction 693.997 STE 1 Available T00502270
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Imagine building a house with superior seismic stability, fire resistance, and thermal insulation, using an annually renewable resource, for half the cost of a comparable conventional home. Welcome to the straw bale house! Whether you build an entire house or something more modest-a home office or studio, a retreat cabin or guest cottage-plastered straw bale construction is an exceptionally durable and inexpensive option. What's more, it's fun, because the technique is easy to learn and easy to do yourself. And the resulting living spaces are unusually quiet and comfortable.The Straw Bale Housedescribes the many benefits of building with straw bales:

super insulation, with R-values as high as R-50 good indoor air quality and noise reduction a speedy construction process construction costs as low as $10-per-square-foot use of natural and abundant renewable resources a better solution than burning agricultural waste straw, which creates tons of air pollutants



Includes bibliographical references (p. 288-291) and index.

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Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • 1 A brief history
  • 2 Benefits of straw-bale construction
  • 3 Common concerns
  • 4 Working with straw bales
  • 5 Bale walls
  • 6 Windows and doors
  • 7 Foundations
  • 8 Roofs
  • 9 Floors
  • 10 Interior elements
  • 11 Finishing bale walls
  • 12 Other uses for straw bales
  • 13 Designing the straw bale house

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