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Straw Bale Construction Manual
Design and Technology of a Sustainable Architecture

This book is a practical, hands-on guide to building with straw. Fire safety, protection against moisture, damp, pests and parasites are treated in detail. Numerous on-site photos document the process of assembly and construction step by step.

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Building with straw bales is a technique pioneered a century ago in the state of Nebraska. In recent years there has been a renaissance in the use of straw as a building material largely in the American Southwest, but also in Canada, Australia, France, Holland, Germany, Austria and China. Straw is a renewable resource with excellent insulating properties. It is a cheap and easy-to-use option for self-builders, and even large-scale structures can be erected using timber framework filled with straw.

30 exemplary international projects illustrate the wide spectrum of design possibilities with straw.

  • Sustainable architecture is highly popular
  • Documents the many and various uses of straw as a building material
  • Practical, step by step presentation with structural details

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Gernot Minke, Benjamin Krick
Straw Bale Construction Manual
Design and Technology of a Sustainable Architecture
Birkhäser Verlag 2020, 160 pages, engl. Euro 44,95