[...]... The Strawbale Discussion List European Strawbale Building Discussion List Ontario Straw Bale Building Coalition CHAPTER 2 Other Natural Building Materials Straw bales are only one of many natural building materials available to a home builder While we have chosen straw bales as our favorite natural material... The Last Straw is an international quarterly journal devoted to straw bale and natural building, Magwood, Chris and Chris Walker Straw Bale Details: A Manual for Designers and Builders New Society Publishers, 2002 ISBN 0-8 657 1-4 7 6-2 Myhrman, Matts and S O MacDonald Build It with Bales, Version 2 Out on Bale, 1997 ISBN 0-9 64282 1-1 -9 and contains the most up -to- date information,... including jumbo bales (3-by-3-by-9 feet and 4-by-4-by-12 feet) and supercompressed bales (jumbo bales squished down to regular bale size) Straw bale building is all about using abundant resources available locally, and sometimes the above baled materials may just meet these intentions better than the straw bales we describe In some cases, straw bales can be used in conjunction with other baled wastes If you... Bozeman, MT, 5977 1-0 907 The International Straw Bale Registry Gray, Alan, ed Strawbale Homebuilding Earth Garden Books, 2000 ISBN 0-9 58639 7-4 -4 Camel’s Back Construction Jones, Barbara Building with Straw Bales: A Practical Black Range Film Guide for the UK and Ireland Green Books, 2002 ISBN 1-9 0399 8-1 3-1 ... strong, and highly insulative material Cement or clay binders have also been used around sawdust aggregate All of these methods make use of waste fibers to create an adaptable and useful building material JOY ALLAN Baled Waste Materials 2.7: Hempcrete porch This book focuses on the use of straw bales, but many other waste products are similarly baled and used as building materials Non-recyclable plastics,... South Africa and (m) the UK CHRIS STAFFORD (k) Saudia Arabia , JOYCE COPPINGER (j) Norway , INTRODUCTION 3 Luckily for all bale building enthusiasts, bale builders are largely an open, honest, and communicative bunch Through formal and informal exchanges, much information trading takes place locally and internationally The lack of standards has allowed creative thinkers to flourish and many styles of bale. .. it takes heat to travel through a straw bale wall is about 12 to 15 hours By the time the heat has made that journey, diurnal (daily) temperature swings are driving the heat the other way in the wall This means that a straw bale wall can give you the real-world impact of an R-50 wall, even though it is really only R-30 — Nehemiah Stone built his own straw bale house in Penryn, California The explanation... understand how bales are made and what qualities to look for Speaking of Straw ectangular bales dotting the fields in midsummer is a familiar sight to a lot of people An essential rural icon, a field of bales is often a symbol for wholesome rural ideals But are those bales straw or hay? R Straw Is Not Hay! BEN POLLEY It is common for people to confuse straw with hay While bales of the two are the same... clay -straw is also used in new wood framed structures Inexpensive, easy, and using very low-impact materials, light clay -straw is often incorporated into straw bale structures as interior walls and as an insulative fill in areas of the wall where a straw bale does not easily fit 2.6: Below Similar to hempcrete, papercrete and fidobe use cement or clay as a binder around a paper fiber aggregate, creating... because the bale sizes were created for farmers to be able to lift, carry, and work with them effectively This translates into useful construction dimensions too A single bale makes a comfortable seat, two bales a comfortable stool, and three bales an excellent leaning post These friendly dimensions can be incorporated into your design in unique and comfort-making ways Quiet and Comfortable Straw bale . John, Dale et al. Cam Todd and Canadian Classic Contractors Catherine Wanek and Pete Fust Cari and Russ Cheryl, Beth and Grace Chris and Judith Plant Chris Walker Dale Brownson Dave McKey, Goldie and. in straw bale construction, David Eisenberg, Athena and Bill Steen, David Bainbridge, Matts Myhrman and Judy Knox, Steve MacDonald, and Bruce King. X MORE STRAW BALE BUILDING T he idea of straw. latest information on planning and building with straw, and is an excellent guide to sustainable construction in general. Magwood and Mack are two of the most knowledgeable and experienced bale builders