Hay Bale Houses A Sustainable Haven for Eco-Conscious Living

Straw bale SIPS (Structural Insulated Panels) have all the benefits of traditional straw bale homes, but address all the risks. Straw bales have up to three times the R-value of conventional home insulation, along with excellent soundproofing and fireproofing characteristics. I covered the bales inside and outside with chicken wire and laced the two sides together through the bales with wire. I coated the outside with ... This house built out of straw bale is one of the loveliest sustainable homes we've ever seen. Written by Apartment Therapy Submissions. A custom strawbale home can cost the same to build as a conventional custom home if it is well designed and the builders have a good understanding of strawbale ... In this house, the intertwining of straw-bale and CLT creates a productive reciprocity, with the opposing qualities of each material system augmenting the other ... It's by far the most labor intensive building method I've ever used I can only imagine cob being worse. Resale - All my kids will be out of the ... A Straw Bale home is exactly what it sounds like; it's a home constructed with Straw Bales. Straw bales are made from the remains of plants such as wheat, ... The Edwards house, which was completed in 1999, was the first straw-bale house in Scottsdale and is still one of only a few dozen around the state. The difference between the two is HUGE for home construction. A hay house would provide a food source for all sorts of pests...