Saturday, October 2, 2010

Straw-bale Construction: Straw Bale, Building Insulation, Natural Building, Smithsonian Institution, Foundation (Architecture)

Straw-bale Construction: Straw Bale, Building Insulation, Natural Building, Smithsonian Institution, Foundation (Architecture)High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Straw-bale construction is a building method that uses bales of straw (commonly wheat, rice, rye and oats straw) as structural elements, insulation, or both. This construction method is commonly used in natural building or "green" construction projects. Straw-bale construction has some advantages over conventional building systems because of the renewable nature of straw, its cost, easy availability, and its high insulation value.

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