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Strawbale
Workshops
We
can help you realize your dreams of owning a small (less
than 200 square feet) strawbale building. The photos
below are of our own project. Its green features include:
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Size: It is small with an interior of 100 square feet
- It is located in a suburban area rather than a rural
area like most strawbale construction
- Materials:
| 1. |
The
windows, door, and some framing lumber are salvaged
materials |
| 2. |
Forest
Stewardship Council (FSC) Certified framing lumber
was used extensively and some conventional lumber |
| 3. |
FSC
Tigerwood Deck |
| 4. |
Plantation
grown pine trim |
| 5. |
Cork
flooring |
| 6. |
Earthen/lime
plasters interior and exterior |
| 7. |
R30
roof (polyiso insulation) |
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Passive Solar: Not a lot, but some passive solar
- Active Solar Hot Tub:
| 1. |
Plumbed
off of the main solar hot water system |
| 2. |
Home
made heat exchanger |
| 3. |
Ozone
anti-bacterial system |
| 4. |
Tub
is a 150 gallon livestock watering trough (There
is no reason a small conventional hot tub could
not be used) |
| 5. |
Electric
backup heating |
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