Bales - The Last Straw

Bales Lore No. 75 Prefabricated Panels Products Straw Technical Winter 2024

The Opportunity in Crisis: An Interview with Ace McArleton

The New Frameworks Director of Vision & Strategy on their move from bales to panels

Ace McArleton and The Last StrawJanuary 18, 2024

Bales Eco-Technics No. 74 Products Straw Bale Construction

One Builder’s View on Natural Building Products

I started out my natural building career with some basic cob construction: the beautiful act of combining clay, sand, and straw to make walls. In its essence, earth building is one of the most accessible methods of building both in terms of availability of materials and the ease of learning…

Jason PronovostJune 14, 2023

Bales No. 74 Straw Bale Construction

Inside Voices: Building a Life in a Community Rebuilds Straw Bale Home

Serah Mead and Gabriel Woytek have worked with Community Rebuilds (CR) in a remarkable number of different capacities over the years. They were involved in the program’s early, most formative years and helped craft the soul of the program. They stirred that primordial soup of infinite possibility and helped generate…

Alex Henderson, Serah Mead, Gabriel Woytek and Delly MeadJune 14, 2023

Bales Did It Fall Down Field Notes No. 74 Straw Bale Construction

Did It Fall Down: An Early Community Rebuilds House

No, Nancy and Eric Morlock’s house in Moab, UT did not fall down. Since building it with Community Rebuilds 11 years ago, it's served as a lovely, comfy, sun-filled home. Let’s take a look! This project is located in: Köppen–Geiger Zone BSk, ICC Climate Zone 5b, in an area with…

Nancy MorlockJune 14, 2023