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Straw Houses - How To Protect Your Bales Before Construction
Protect your investment in quality bales for construction. Learn how to properly store bales before installation, includes stacking drawings.
Building on a Budget - Tips to Minimize Construction Costs of a Straw House
When building a custom home, it's important to know you can actually afford to build what you design. These tips will help you hit your target and build the straw bale home you have dreamed about without breaking the budget.
Meet The Hosts - Missoula MT 2024
Meet the 2024 Missoula, Montana Workshop Hosts - Timber framing with Strawbale Wrap Wall System
3 Key Takeaways to Building Your Plastering Skills
Learn 3 key takeaways to support your ventures into natural plastering and straw bale home construction straight from the experts.
Home Stays - How Do I Find Straw Bale Houses Near Me?
Straw bale construction continues to grow in popularity with ever increasing opportunities to visit a bale build for yourself. Find out how...
Off-Grid Living: 5 Advantages of Straw Bale Housing
Not all people who build straw bale homes build them off the grid, and not all people living off the grid do so in straw bale housing. But the two are as powerful a combo as peanut butter and jelly for many reasons! We’ll share five of our favorites, but first things first. Just what do we mean by ‘off-grid living’?
Learning & Laughter 2023 Recap
Celebrating community connections and bale building over the last 12 months and sneak peeks for the magic of the 2024 workshop season coming your way soon!
Building With Straw: 5 Must-Read Books on Straw Bale Construction
Looking to build your dream home with a high-performance, eco-friendly twist? We're not surprised that straw bale construction techniques have caught your eye. With so much information available in books, on social media, and websites, it can be overwhelming to know which resources to trust. That's why we have compiled a list of books on straw bale construction that are pillars of our own at-home library.
Road Trip! 100 Year Old Straw Bale Church
We just couldn't resist! And, so our return drive from 2023's Workshop Tour, we turned North to explore the story of the 100-year-old Straw Bale Church without a clue of what a treat we were in for!
Lime Plasters For Straw Bale Building
There are a LOT of options to choose from in selecting the plaster to use for your straw bale building. Learn more about lime plaster options here.
Building Codes: Getting Approval for Straw Bale Homes
You're on the verge of building your dream home with straw bale construction. You're excited, but questions loom: Will it pass inspection? Does the design meet local codes? What's the correct code for your area?
How Strawbale Construction Can Help Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
Strawbale construction is not only a unique and aesthetically pleasing alternative to conventional building methods but it is also a powerful solution to reduce the carbon footprint of a construction project.