Myths and Realities
Dispelling rumors and untruths about strawbale:
SB is cheap
SB is only for owner/builders
SB walls “breathe”
Wet bales will always dry out
SB is easy
Building departments will not
approve bale buildings
SB is appropriate for every climate
A candle oughta heat one of them SB houses
Cement plaster will make your walls rot
You’ll never get a mortgage for a bale house
SB will save the world
Moisture Discussion: What to do when your walls get wet
Cutting Bales with Portable
Sawmill
Placing Electrical Boxes
Exterior Insulation with Straw Bales
Hop Hills Horse Stable; Small School in New Zealand
Sustainable Building Course Features Bale Building
Resource Guide 05 Update

Elements of Design
Meeting Design Goals w/Straw Bales
Design without Design
Designing Small
Permaculture Approach to Site Evaluation
Siting to Enhance Building Design
Checklist for Environmentally Responsible Design & Construction
Where to Draw the Line (hot, humid climate design considerations)
Planing & Design Ideas
Potential Savings from Alternative Construction Methods
More Cost Saving Ideas
Selection and
Placement of Bath Fixtures
Walls, Halls and Stairs
Sun Mapping
Tips about Bales
Another Way to Install Wiring
Bale Preparation
A Cozy Bale-Cot Cottage in Southern Indiana
Strawbale Emergency Shelter Plans
Winery at Mount Barker (Australia)

A Strawbale and Natural Building Sampler
Tractor Cob
Strawbale and Natural Building Well Suited to Hybrid Design and Construction
An Update of Straw-bale Construction Efforts in Mongolia
The Downland Gridshell Conservation Store and Work Shop
Australia's Secret! 60-year-old Straw Houses
SB? Yes! But Differently
In Search of the Straw-bale Goddess
Can a Straw-bale Building be Moved? Apparently so
Lime and Straw: A Symbiotic
Relationship
Jumbo Bale House at Ballarat
Hop Family and Red Feather
Foundation Build Straw-bale Home
A Tribute to Carol Escott
Straw-bale Construction Certification and Training
CASBA's Pro Course II

Natural Materials and Building
Comparison of Building Materials
The Case for Natural Building
What is Cob?
You Can Hand-sculpt Your House (Cob)
Balecob
EcoNest (Clay/Straw)
PaperCrete: An Ecologically Sound Building Material
Mixing and building with fibrous cement (Papercrete)
What is the Truth about Papercrete? Building Materials from the Sea - Mussel Shells and Seagrass
Magic Walls(strawbale privacy and garden walls)
Privacy Walls and Fences (photographs)
Ecocomposites
Bamboo Joinery Design
Bamboo Earns ICC Approval
Earth Plaster Goes Mainstream
Eco-Sensible Product Review
BuildingGreen Announces Top-10 Green Building Products
Earthen Floor (Poured Adobe Floor Step-by-step)
Sometimes You Just Need a Little Mud (Clay Preparation)
An Earthbag/Papercrete House
Asking the Right Questions
etc.