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

A well-built straw bale home can save up to 75 per cent on heating and cooling costs. The natural cooling cycles of the planet are enough to keep the house cool all summer long, say experts.

(Channel 4) One of the most impressive cheap builds to ever feature on the show came during its first year with the Straw Bale House, which cost just £78,000 to build. The property was made from ...

Carbon-Free Infrastructure and Construction Chris constructed the first permitted straw bale house in Ontario in 1996. He has authored seven books on sustainable building, including the well loved ...

Proposals to build a house out of straw bales have been described as "sensational" by a planning committee. They heard the four-bedroom building on a hill outside Stratford-upon-Avon will absorb ...

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

Atelier Kaiser Shen has built House Hoinka in Germany. All six facades of Haus Hoinka utilise the straw bale construction method, including the roof and floor slab. To protect the straw bales from ...

Eureka’s Brookldale Farms claims St. Louis’ largest corn maze at 14 acres as part of its annual Fall Festival, which also ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded nearly $6.2 million grant to the Hemp Building Institute ... soy, and straw bale, essential for integrating bio-based materials into ...

Where to go for the best of fall in Berks, Bucks, Burlington, Camden, Chester, Delaware, Hunterdon, Lancaster, Mercer, and ...