Associations,
Guilds and Networks
Associations, networks,
guilds and groups have been or are being formed around the world to bring
people together to learn more and share information about straw-bale
construction and natural building, and for workshops, hands-on training,
conferences, and events. Some also offer newsletters about local or regional
happenings and projects.
If your association, network,
guild or group is not listed, we would welcome the addition.
Associations
AUSBALE, the Australia and New Zealand Straw
Bale Building Association. www.ausbale.org
Andrew Webb, Secretary, Queensland, (07) 5485 2720
<andrew@thegreenwebb.com>
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AUSBALEforum
<AUSBALEforum@yahoogroups.com>
to post messages
Brattleboro Area Natural Building
Group (BANG) Sarah
Machtey, 802.257.7300 ext 104 bang@potkettleblack.com
www.potkettleblack.com/bang Traditional and alternative building materials
and techniques (strawbale, cob, straw/clay, cordwood, timber frame, earth
bags and more; salvaging and recycling, repurposing; retrofitting and remodeling;
environmentally preferable products; active and passive solar, rainwater,
greywater, composting toiletsÉ and more.
California Straw Building
Association / CASBA. PO Box 1293, Angels Camp, CA, 95222-1293; 209.785.7077
<casba@strawbuilding.org>
www.strawbuilding.org
Colorado Straw Bale Association/COSBA.
2010 Hermosa Dr., Boulder CO 80304; 303.444.6027 <costrawbale@yahoo.com>
www.coloradostrawbale.org
Indiana Natural Building Group. Joe Davis or Jeanne Leimkuhler, 812.339.3017 jleim@bloomington.in.us A project of the center for Sustainable Living, promoting economically and ecologically sustainable ways of building and living; encouraged environmentally friendly building design and use of sustainable, affordable, healthy materials and techniques.
The MidAmerica Straw Bale Association/MASBA, a network for the central USA (North Dakota to Oklahoma, Montana to Indiana), is being organized by GPFS / The Green Prairie Foundation for Sustainability. Contact: PO Box 22706, Lincoln NE 685442-2706; 402.483.5135 <jc10508@alltel.net>
Ontario (Canada) Straw Bale Building Coalition/OSBBC. Send inquiries by mail to : OSBBC,
c/o Hank and Anita Carr, 2025 Ventnor Rd., RR3, Spencerville ON K0E 1X0;
613-378-2583 <info@strawbalebuilding.ca> www.osbbc.org OSBBC
publishes a newsletter, Bale ON!, to help its members and others learn about
the activities, successes, and challenges of its members.
The Straw Bale Association of Nebraska/SBAN, 2110 South 33rd St., Lincoln NE 68506-6001;
402.483.5135 jc10508@alltel.net www.strawhomes.com/sban Efforts are beginning to list these buildings
on county, state, and national registers of historic places. You can ÒsignÓ
a petition of support by visiting the SBAN web site.
Straw Bale Association of
Texas/SBAT. PO Box
49381, Austin, TX 78765; strawbale.sustainablesources.com/ SBAT has merged with
SBC and the online newsletter can now be accessed at
<designbuildlive.org>
Straw Bale Building
Association/WISE (Wales,
Ireland, Scotland and England). For mail events postings, send email to: <straw@globalnet.co.uk>
SBBA publishes a newsletter and offers members many other benefits. For
membership details, write to: SBBA (WISE), PO Box 17, Todmorden OL14 8FD; www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~straw/
Guilds
and Networks
Austrian StrawBale Network/ASBN -
Astrid and Herbert Gruber. asbn@baubiologie.at www.baubiologie.at
Targeted for Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Hungary and Germany.
Workshops, projects, gatherings, and more. Web site includes gallery of photographs
of projects across Europe.
Belarus. Evgeny Shirokov, International
Academy of Ecology, Belorussian division, 81 Varvasheny St, Minks, Belarus;
+375 17 2832511 <iaebd@tut.by>