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- Authentic Straw Bale Construction Ltd - Construction company located in New Zealand with 14 years experience building houses using alternative materials such as straw bale, compressed earth block and rammed earth.
- Biotique Habitat - European consultants for straw bale buildings and other uses of plant fibers. Includes information on straw bale construction in France.
- Straw Bale Innovations - Provides information on straw bale construction and design for the owner/builder, contractor, and designer. How-to DVDs for sale, list of useful tools, and articles about designing and working with building officials. Free newsletter.
- Living Shelter Design - Architectural services for straw bale and other sustainable methods and materials, as appropriate to your site. Straw bale construction workshops are offered each summer.
- Straw Bale Paradise - A straw bale home being constructed near Terlingua, Texas.
- Dawn South West - Tucson, AZ organization that conducts workshops on straw bale construction. Includes list of straw bale resources.
- The Last Straw - This reader-written journal of straw-bale and natural building provides information on construction techniques, projects, research/testing/code issues, and resources.
- Light Earth Construction Project - Research project to study the suitability of Light Earth Construction for the UK. Includes an introduction to Light Earth Construction.
- Straw Bale Association of Texas - A non-profit group dedicated to promoting straw bale homes in Texas.
- Robert Andrews: Straw Bale Design - 50 straw bale house plans.
Wikipedia Articles
- Straw-bale construction - Straw-bale construction is a building method that uses straw bales as structural elements, insulation, or both. It is commonly used in natural building.
- Strawblocks - "Strawblocks" are strawbales that have been recompressed to the density of wood blocks for compact cargo container shipment, or for straw-bale construction of load-bearing walls that support roof-loads, as from a "living" or green roofs.