In places with some of the harshest winter conditions in the lower 48, people are insulating their houses with straw. The ...

Kenyans are increasingly embracing straw bale technology, which uses materials made entirely out of farm waste, to build cheaper and environmentally-friendly dream homes, writes KEVIN OGUOKO ...

The partnership will develop digital carbon accounting standards for materials like hemp, soy, and straw bale, essential for integrating bio-based materials into mainstream construction practices.

At a Monday afternoon press conference, VINES members were joined by local leaders to announce the opening of VINES' new ...

The couple built the home based on passive design principles. Photo: Supplied Joe’s interest in straw-bale construction began in the 1990s, rooted in his commitment to sustainability ...

This year, straw from Lithuania will envelop a building in the quiet town of Todmorden ... a slightly more high-tech version of the simple straw bales that have been used by some eco-friendly ...

Straw sales are going strong around the country as the spring barley harvest continues. Round bales are fetching in the region of €25-35, depending on where in the country you find yourself ...

Examples include ship containers, bamboo, prefabricated homes, modular homes, straw bales, green housing ... take into account factors like sustainable building solutions, materials, style or designs, ...

George Johnson of Cody-based George Paul Vinegar had started making his small-batch vinegar in a building made of straw bales. The building stayed cool in the summer and warm in the winter, he said.

The event had three categories: an open class, a ladies' competition and the Legends - teams whose combined age was over 180 Forty teams pushed 200kg (441lb) straw bales around an obstacle course ...