Building with Straw Bales, Revised & Updated

"All you want to know about in situ strawbale building construction, explained in one easy-to-understand book."

—Tim Yates, Technical Director, BRE Ltd, and Peter Walker, Directer, BRE Centre for Innovative Construction Materials, University of Bath

This fully revised and updated edition includes new construction drawings, standard details for best-practice design, examples of off-the-peg drawings for small buildings such as summer houses and studios, and designs for affordable houses. These designs have a carbon rating of less than zero.

As a building material, straw excels in the areas of cost-effectiveness and energy efficiency. Building with Straw Bales gives details of all the main construction methods and includes:

• bale specifications
• plans
• walls and foundations
• doors and windows
• plastering
• building regulations and planning permission
• frequently asked questions
• construction drawings

About the Author

Barbara Jones

Barbara Jones is the most experienced straw bale builder in the UK. She has adapted North American techniques for use in their wetter climate, particularly by using coppiced wood and traditional lime and clay plasters. Her book, Building with Straw Bales, gives details of all the main construction methods, and includes: bale specifications, walls and foundations, doors and windows, plastering, construction drawings, building regulations, and planning permission. This book also gives answers to some frequently asked questions about straw bale building. ...

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