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The 2014 Ausbale Strawbale Conference was held in Adelaide, Australia…
Reprinted with permission from Residential Architect magazine, November 2005. We…
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The Straw Bale Alternative Solutions Resource is a document prepared…
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Judy Knox was one of two founders of this publication…
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