Price : $36.95
BUILDING WITH STRAW BALES
A Practical Guide for the UK and ireland
Author : Barbara Jones
ISBN : 9781900322515
Publisher : Green Books
Pages : 160
Format : Large Format Paperback
Description : Straw bale building is a radically different approach to the process of building. Like all innovative ideas, it has been pioneered by the passionate, and used experimentally by those with the vision to see its potential. Firmly based in the sustainable, ‘green building’ culture, it has brought to the construction industry many new and useful ideas about energy efficiency and responsibility towards the environment.
This practical guide, written by the most experienced straw bale builder in the UK, adapts North American techniques for use in a wetter climate, particularly by using coppiced wood and traditional lime and clay plasters. It gives details of all the main construction methods. The author also answers frequently asked questions about straw bale building, and fifteen construction drawings are included.
