Building Science

No. 70, Spring 2017

Three Sustainable Building Essential Books (Book Review)

Read reviews of the first three books in the Sustainable Essential Building Series by New Society Publishers - Hempcrete Construction, Building Science and Prefab Straw Bale Construction.

Jeff RuppertApril 25, 2017

No. 69, Winter 2016

In Defense of Straw

by Kyle Holzhueter

Kyle HolzhueterApril 25, 2017

No. 67, Spring 2015

Building Monitoring for Straw Bale Buildings, Part 2

Jacob Deva RacusinMay 22, 2015

No. 67, Spring 2015

Pay Attention to Your Sand

Andrew Morrison helps us understand how to properly choose the sand for your plaster.

Andrew MorrisonMay 21, 2015

No. 67, Spring 2015

A Straw-Cell Wall System

Chris MagwoodMay 14, 2015

No. 65, Fall 2014

Building With Hempcrete (hemp-lime): Essential Tips For The Beginner (Part 2)

Alex SparrowNovember 4, 2014

No. 62, Winter 2014

Adsorption (More Building Science)

Chris MagwoodNovember 22, 2013

No. 62, Winter 2014

Straw Bale and Building Science: Growing Up Together

Making Things Air-Tight The straw bale revival of the 1990s reintroduced builders to a pioneer building method that showed remarkable potential for building in a modern context. The nature of the basic components of a straw bale wall system – bales with plaster applied directly to bales – combined several…

Chris MagwoodNovember 22, 2013

No. 62, Winter 2014

Selecting A Natural Hydraulic Lime

Thanks to the hard work of a few, Natural Hydraulic Lime has become one of the materials of choice for restoration/preservation projects and natural building construction in the United States. Suddenly realizing the great potential of NHLs in the US, and feeling the economic hardship abroad, several European manufacturers have…

Michel CouvreuxOctober 18, 2013

Three Sustainable Building Essential Books (Book Review)

In Defense of Straw

Building Monitoring for Straw Bale Buildings, Part 2

Pay Attention to Your Sand

A Straw-Cell Wall System

Building With Hempcrete (hemp-lime): Essential Tips For The Beginner (Part 2)

Adsorption (More Building Science)

Straw Bale and Building Science: Growing Up Together

Selecting A Natural Hydraulic Lime

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