This article first appeared in The Owner Builder 192 December 2015/ January 2016. www.theownerbuilder.com.au By Maggi McKerron Ten years ago I fell in love with a mountain. Mt Chiang Dao…
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sustainable design Archives - The Last Straw Journal
The folks at Eco-Logis have shared a blog entry about The Bay eco-village in Quebec. Part of the article discusses their unique straw bale wall-building technique.
Carole Crews leads us on a journey through the parts of our home made with earth and water, but also tells an important story along the way.
The upcoming European Strawbale Gathering is indicative of the activity on that continet, and Germany is no exception
In the second article of her series, Liz Johndrow teaches us about Adobe Mejorado, or adobe made better
Alex Sparrow walks us through a detailed explanation how to build hempcrete walls in part two of this series
The first article in a two-set series about adobe floors. Sigi Koko begins with why we want them and in the next issue will walk us through how to install them
Chris Magwood brings us an enlightened view on a simple, abundant material with all of the right qualities
We review the first comprehensive how-to guide covering the topic of earthen floors. Find out why you should have it in your natural building library.
Jules Ferry Residence is an eight-story sustainable urban dwelling complex in the heart of France incorporating prefabricated bale panels in an efficient and unique way
This feature project is of a solar, light clay-straw house in Western Colorado with all the bells and whistles.
Kyle Holzheuter takes on a tour of straw bale construction in Japan. This is the second in a multi-part series about natural building in Asia.
by Tom Woolley Ed Note: More in-depth information on hemp lime will be in Issue #64 due out in July. When Rachel Bevan and I did the research that led to…
Reviewed by Jeff Ruppert Making Better Buildings: A Comparative Guide to Sustainable Construction for Homeowners and Contractors by Chris Magwood will be released this Spring and promises to be one of the most…
By Chris Magwood An important concept to understand when considering moisture and building materials is adsorption. Moisture in vapor form infiltrates any and all materials. The surface of most materials…
This article appeared in TLS #59. by Ken Haggard and Polly Cooper – California, USA Adopted from an article that appeared in Home Power Magazine. Like many other architectural firms…
