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Straw bale home design included the layout as a Latin American folk art gallery.82

Home design photos : Straw bale style

Straw bale home design included the layout as a Latin American folk art gallery. While a primary concern in considering the construction of a straw bale home is its energy efficiency and its corresponding...

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Straw Bale Homes - An Earth Friendly Choice

Nearly half of the houses on our planet are made from stone, mud and straw. In the industrialized areas of the world it is common practise to use plastics, foams and OSB. These materials can be bad for your...

25 comments    real estate energy green
Straw bale home, Fredericksburg, TX, ©2008 Lynn Herrmann76

Straw Bale Home Construction: A Labor of Love

So you’ve checked out the concept of a straw bale home, talked to several owners of one of these gems and your current monthly utility bill’s...

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Books for Building Sustainable Homes

There are numerous green building methods. Today you can build with strawbale, tires, earthbags, cordwood. Many books are devoted to altenative building methods. "I'll huff and I'll puff", said the wolf. The...

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Straw Bale Construction , A Sustainable Alternative

Straw bale building construction is a very sustainable, earth friendly type of building that is affordable, provides insulation, and is very soundproof. Beautiful designs have been created with straw bale construction.

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Careers in the Environment and Sustainability

Over 100 separate job titles target the environment and its protection and we call them green, green collar, clean, eco-friendly, environmentally friendly, sustainable... But there are many more than we might think and all of them are interesting and most are well-paying.

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Straw Bale Construction Resources

My husband and I are considering building a straw-bale home and I've been doing a lot of research on straw-bale homes and their construction, so I thought I might as well share my research with others...

7 comments    home green architecture
You can save money by doing your own work on your house.  Most things are not that difficult.65

Marye Audet: Building & Remodeling Hubs

Building your own home, remodeling, or restoring is a lot of work, as well as a lot of money! By choosing the tasks to do yourself you can save money and increase the value on your home. The following hubs...

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Straw Bale Houses

If you are like me and love straw bale houses then I know you will enjoy this resource! I have spent a LONG time looking at all of the verious eco building methods there are to get the things I want in my...

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