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Straw Bale Resources 2000-2001
S. Clark, eds. 1999. Straw Bale Construction Sourcebook. California Straw Building Association/San Luis Obispo Sustainability Group. Santa Margarita, CA37 p. King, B. 1996. Buildings of Earth and Straw: Structural Design for Rammed Earth and Straw ...
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Ecocomposites for Buildings
King, B. 1996. Buildings of Earth and Straw: Structural Design for Rammed Earth and Straw Bale Houses. Ecological Design Press 169 p. (dist. by Chelsea Green Press). A very useful book for building innovation with ecocomposites. Clearly explains the principles of engineering involved in building and ...
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Design of Straw Bale Buildings Introduction
Europe. Nonetheless, as the Industrial Revolution spread in the form of railroads and modern building materials, interest in straw ...
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Permaculture The Earth Bookstore
The Straw Bale House by Athena Swentzell Steen, Bill Steen, David Bainbridge Buildings of Earth and Straw: Structural Design for Rammed Earth and Straw ...
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Green Home Building: Heat and Humidity with Natural Buildings
Rockies. His house is built from straw bales, rammed earth tires, and numerous green building materials and is powered entirely by wind and solar energy. Dan is author of The Natural House ... questions regarding Adobe, rammed earth and straw/mud construction. Here's my situation: I have a lot for a house in Lee County (Lehigh Acres), FL -Gulf Side- and I'm interested in building ...
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strawbale building links and references
Straw Building Association http://www.strawbuilding.org/ *Terrasol Designs http://www.strawbalehomes.com/TS1.html *Twisted Road ( personal story of building in the desert with mud brick and straw ...
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Sourcebook Earth Guidelines
See the Resources section. 3.3 Strength of tested earth and caliche block Unfired Compressed Earth Block with addition of 5 ... .1 Plaster Mud plaster is usually applied in two coats for both exterior and interior surfaces. The addition of straw is recommended in the mud plaster mix. This will help to reinforce ...
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Staff and Board Bios
For over a decade David has led the effort to ... and regional conferences and lectured at universities in the U.S. and abroad. David is on the Advisory Board of Environmental Building News. He is co-author of The Straw Bale House book and ...
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Green Home Building: Article about the Beuaty of Mud and Straw
Straw Home Sustainable Architecture Education & ... and Straw By Kelly Hart What could be more basic to life on Earth than mud and straw? The dirt beneath your feet brings forth grasses that become straw. When you combine these two elements with loving care you can create an enduring beauty that will thrill your soul, and ...
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San Diego Zoo Blogs » CRES (Conservation and Research for Endangered Species)
Earth, and the signals bounce back to the GPS unit. Inside the unit is a tiny computer that receives the signals and figures ... the senses and evoked play. The data were informative, but it was also just really fun to watch! A burlap sack stuffed with straw quickly ... to follow. As Zhen Zhen begins to eat more and more bamboo and nurses less and less with Bai Yun, she will begin to compete ...
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