Useful Links

 

Links

Herafter you will find an extensive list of useful links. To make your search easier we have grouped the sites per subject of which you find a summary here :

Resources - Books and magazines

The Last Straw Magazine
The international online journal of straw bale and natural building.
A must read for future straw bale builders.

Black Range Films
Books and video - info on natural building techniques.

Walnut Books
for all books on sustainability.

Green Books
An independent UK publishing company producing books on a wide range of environmental and cultural issues.

Resources - websites

Chug's strawbale building site
Very extensive website hosted by Chug, straw bale builder and invaluable source of information.

Association for Environment Conscious Building
A network of individuals & companies with the common aim to promote sustainable building.

Green Hamlet - Building beautiful homes
Build and restore homes using natural materials. Ample inspiration to build a beautiful
and original home.

Alternative Technology Centre, Hebden Bridge
Runs workshops on eco-friendly energy, recycling and lots more.

Centre for Alternative Technology, Wales
THE place to go when touring Wales. CAT will provide you with unbiased information
on any type of eco friendly product, be it construction materials or energy methods.
An interesting experience for all ages.

Sustainable Build
Green construction techniques and advice.

Resources - specific subject websites

The Building Limes Forum
Extensive information on lime, courses and lots more.

Mike Wye & Associates
Suppliers of Natural Building and Decorating Products

Composting Toilets Forum
The hub for all composting information from wormeries to composting toilets.

Ty Mawr
The Welsh Centre for traditional and ecological building

Independent Building Inspectors

Approved Inspector
You can choose to use an independent company for your Building Regulations instead of using your Local Authority.

Structural engineers

Structural Solutions
Consulting engineers based in Bristol and Wiltshire.

Technical Links

fire testing of straw bale construction:

http://www.ecobuildnetwork.org/pdfs/Fire_safety.pdf
http://www.earthgarden.com.au/strawbale/fire_test.html
http://www.dcat.net/resources/ASTM_E119.pdf


moisture monitoring in straw bale walls:

http://www.ecobuildnetwork.org/pdfs/How_Straw_Decomposes.pdf
http://www.thelaststraw.org/backissues/articles/22_07.html
http://www.thelaststraw.org/bonus-articles/strawter.htm
http://www.cmhc.ca/publications/en/rh-pr/tech/96-206.pdf
http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/imquaf/hehosu/stbawa/stbawa_001.cfm
http://www.ecobuildnetwork.org/pdfs/Winery_Monitoring.pdf
http://www.ecobuildnetwork.org/pdfs/Straube_Moisture_Tests.pdf

thermal properties of straw bale wall:

http://www.ecobuildnetwork.org/pdfs/Thermal_properties.pdf


thermal upgrade of existing walls with straw bales:

http://www.ecn.cz/ekodum/akce/sbi/mnichovice.html
http://www.ecn.cz/ekodum/akce/sbi/krtiny.html


chimney in the straw bale house:

http://www.metaloterm.com - mail to: ger.stok@metaloterm.com

International Links - Resources Websites

Baubiologie
Austrian ecobuild and straw bale site (in German) with lots of pictures and information
on a wide variety of eco subjects.

Natural Homes
Extensive information on various building products such as straw - cob - earth bags -
cordwood - etc.

Naturelhomes
Entreprise spécialisée dans l'ossature bois et dans la construction paille avec son système exclusif : le Modulopaille - cordwood - etc.

Dawn/Out on Bale by Mail
Dawn South West offers workshops & other resources for sustainable building and permaculture enthusiasts in Arizona.

Centre for environmental living and training
Celt is a community group promoting conversation through education - Ireland.

Development Centre for Appropriate Technology
Lots of information on standards and testing - Arizona.

Stroh unlimited
Strawbale building company - Germany.

HUFF ‘n’ PUFF CONSTRUCTIONS
- Strawbale building company - Australia

International - Strawbale buildings

Czech Republic:

Straw Bale Building in the Czech Republic - overall view -:::-
http://www.ecn.cz/ekodum/slamadum/index.html
http://www.veronica.cz button Hostětín

Australia:

http://www.newtonhouse.info
http://www.strawbale.com.au

Austria:

http://www.baubiologie.at

Belgium:

http://strozomer2004.skynetblogs.be/

Bulgaria

Hotnitsa - We were involved with this build as consultants,
as well as running the strawbale courses to build the walls.

Denmark:

http://www.dr.dk/friland/index_english.htm

France:

http://la-maison-en-paille.com/

FRENCH ENQUIRIES
http://www.lamaisonenpaille.com/1024x800/frame.htm
click on des coordonnées d'associations/artisans/architectes actifs dans ce domaine

http://www.habitatvegetal.com/

Germany:

http://www.fasba.de/

Russia - Siberia:

Straw Bale Building in Siberia (pdf) -:::-
Presentation for conference in Novosibirsk (pdf) -:::-

SPANISH CONTACTS

Spanish Strawbale Network : www.casasdepaja.org , email: casasdepaja@yahoo.es

Spanish language Listserve: http://amper.ped.muni.cz/mailman/listinfo/paja

www.tallerdepalla.org

www.rikkinitzkin.wordpress.com

USA:

http://www.strawbuilding.org
http://www.caneloproject.com/
http://www.vitalsystems.net
http://www.odiseanet.com
http://www.dcat.net
http://mhc.com/Maine
http://www.skillful-means.com

Others

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Ethical Junction
Ethical business directory for UK and Ireland. Comprises building, community, conservation, construction, education, energy and fair trade among many others.

Reckless orchard
Reckless Orchard is a new, design-led, landscape architecture practice based in the Wye Valley and also in an artspace in central Bristol. The practice actively seeks out original exciting design opportunities. Working as a team it strives to develop striking and innovative solutions.
Designs and solutions that don't cost the earth.

Ecology Building Society
The Ecology Building Society provides green mortgages for 'non-standard' properties.

Low-Impact Living Initiative
Website packed with things that you can do to reduce your impact on the environment.

Fenton Solicitors
Personal injury solicitors.

The Organic Home
Promoting eco-friendly solutions for food and drink, motoring, health products, clothing and more.

Women And Manual Trades
Promoting women in trades through education, example and advocacy.

Hebden Bridge Web

Todmorden website
Our local websites showing the world what is going on in our neck of the woods.

Strawdio
Homepage of Piers Partridge, musician, building his own straw bale music studio.
Lots of useful information on the construction & things to do differently.

Winston Churchill Memorial Trust
A trust offering British citizens of all walks of life the chance of a lifetime : acquire knowledge
and experience abroad.

Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust
Grants for craft training.

World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms
WWOOF is a world exchange network where bed, board and practical experience are given in return for work. WWOOF provides excellent opportunities for organic training, changing to a rural life, cultural exchange and being part of the organic movement.

The Self Build Self Help Site
The one-stop shop of information for self-builders & DIYers