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	straw-bale building books If you agree with our message, and want to help us spread it, and to keep providing free information via our factsheets, links and forum, as well as all the other things we do, please get books from us instead of from giant companies with a very different agenda.


	building with straw bales (second edition, updated and revised 2009) Barbara Jones Straw bale building is a radically different approach to the process of building. Like all innovative ideas, it has been pioneered by the passionate, and used experimentally by those with the vision to see its potential. It is firmly based in that sustainable, 'green building' culture that has brought to the construction industry many new and useful ideas about energy efficiency and responsibility towards the environment. As a building material, straw excels in the areas of cost-effectiveness and energy efficiency. This practical guide has been written by the most experienced straw bale builder in the UK. It gives details of all the main construction methods, and includes: * bale specifications * plans * walls and foundations * doors and windows * plastering * building regulations and planning permission * frequently asked questions * construction drawings. This fully revised and updated edition includes new construction drawings, standard details for best practice design, examples of off-the-peg drawings for small buildings such as summer-houses and studios, and designs for affordable houses. These designs meet Building Regulations Code 6 for sustainable homes, and have a carbon rating of less than zero. 160pp more on straw-bale building Price: £14.95
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	the straw bale house Athena Swentzell Steen, Bill Steen, David Bainbridge and David Eisenberg "This is the book we've been waiting for . . . a book understandable to homeowners, yet specific enough to make it highly useful to designers and professional builders." - Alex Wilson, Editor, Environmental Building News With more than 120,000 copies sold, this comprehensive book covers benefits of building with straw bales, safety concerns, building codes, and insurance, and offers techniques for building walls, windows, doors, foundations, roofs, floors, and plastering the straw walls. 336pp click on image for contents page more on straw-bale building Price: £22.50
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	serious straw bale: a home construction guide for all climates Paul Lacinski & Michael Bergeron Bergeron and Lacinski's new book is the first to look carefully at the specific design considerations critical to success with a straw bale building in more extreme climates-where seasonal changes in temperature, precipitation, and humidity create special stresses that builders must understand and address. This is a second-generation straw bale book, for those seeking serious information to meet serious challenges while adventuring in the most fun form of construction to come along in several centuries. Solid information in a well written format. 480pp click on image for contents page more on straw-bale building Price: £22.50
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	buildings of earth and straw: structural design for rammed earth and straw bale architecture Bruce King Buildings of Earth and Straw is written by structural engineer Bruce King, and provides technical data from an engineer’s perspective. With attractive illustrations, King includes a useful list of references for both stabilized earth and straw bale, special construction requirements, design capabilities and limitations of earth and straw, and the documentation of testing that building officials often require. This book is accessible for both professionals and lay readers and includes a useful glossary explaining technical jargon. 140pp click on image for contents page more on straw-bale building Price: £19.95
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	design of straw bale buildings: the state of the art Bruce King For the first time, a design manual for practicing professionals, drawing on the collective experience of the most senior and respected figures in the rapidly-emerging field of straw bale construction. This is the only book that provides truly useful information to architects, engineers, building officials and builders who want to design intelligently with plastered straw bales. The Author: Bruce King is a registered structural engineer in private practice in San Rafael, California. He is also the author of Buildings of Earth and Straw; Structural Design for Straw Bale and Rammed Earth Architecture (1996). He is founder and director of the nonprofit Ecological Building Network and co-founder, with his wife Sarah Weller King, of Green Building Press. He lives in San Rafael, California. 288pp more on straw-bale building Price: £25.00
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	straw bale details: a manual for designers and builders Chris Magwood & Chris Walker The perfect companion for those who are serious about building with straw. The book focuses entirely on the specific design theories and practices that result in well-built, long-lasting bale structures, and extends the range of books like Straw Bale Building through large, easy-to-read architectural drawings rendered for a wide variety of building options, including load-bearing and post-and-beam designs. A range of foundation, wall, door and window, and roof-plate scenarios are presented, along with explanatory notes and possible modifications. A bit pricey and only deals with single storey details, but is a great complementary book with a nice spiral bound layout. 60pp click on image for contents page more on straw-bale building Price: £33.50
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	the beauty of straw bale homes Athena & Bill Steen This book celebrates in gorgeous colour photography the accomplishments of straw bale artisans. Selecting from a variety of building types and applications, they vividly portray the sensuous versatility and cross-cultural appeal of this most accessible form of construction. Accompanying the stunning visual display is a text that incorporates key lessons Athena and Bill Steen have learned in their years as straw bale pioneers. Their insights into design, materials, and construction techniques provide a practical grounding by highlighting the special features and unique personality of each building. 114pp more on straw-bale building Price: £16.95
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	alternative construction: contemporary natural building methods (2nd edition) Lynne Elizabeth & Cassandra Adams (eds.) Sections on adobe, clay, cob, rammed earth, straw-bale, bamboo, and hybrid systems. Also information on the structural properties of those materials, design principles, and the combination of traditional materials with modern building techniques to get the best of all worlds. 416pp click on image for contents page more on straw-bale building Price: £27.99
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