The straw bale house / Athena Swentzell Steen ... [and others].
Material type: TextSeries: 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
- unmediated
- volume
- 0930031717 (acid-free paper)
- TH4818.S77 B35 1994
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Non-Fiction | Davis (Central) Library Non-Fiction | Non-Fiction | 693.997 STE | 1 | Available | T00502270 |
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