Tag Archives: strawbale

Tiny House Strawbale Workshop

Posted on April 22, 2010 by Michael Janzen

The Canelo Project is a small non-profit organization dedicated to exploring truly sustainable living systems including housing. The founders, Athena and Bill Steen, are also well know authors of books like The Straw Bale House, Built By Hand, and Small … Continue reading →

Posted in Sustainable Living | Tagged Arizona, Athena Steen, Bill Steen, Canelo, Canelo Project, earthern, strawbale | Leave a comment

Strawbale Construction Portal

Posted on January 21, 2010 by Michael Janzen

One of my regular readers, Mark, sent me a link to this great Strawbale construction portal. The website is packed with great information including some plans. Below is an example from a set of free plans they offer for a … Continue reading →

Posted in Construction Method | Tagged free plans, strawbale, tiny house, workshop | 1 Comment

Green Hamlet – Ecovillage of Natural Homes

Posted on November 15, 2009 by Michael Janzen

Oliver Swann, the fellow behind NaturalHomes.org, sent me news today about progress at Green Hamlet, an ecovillage under construction in Pupki, Poland. They have planning permission to build four buildings but the best news is that tiny homes under 35 … Continue reading →

Posted in Construction Method | Tagged cord wood, natural homes, NaturalHomes.org, oliver swann, Poland, Pupki, reciprocal roof, roundhouse, straw bale, strawbale, Tony Wrench, Video, workshop | 4 Comments

Natural Homes

Posted on May 4, 2009 by Michael Janzen

I really like the ingenuity of the fellow behind the website naturalhomes.org. This is the website dedicated to houses built from natural materials like cob, adobe, straw bale, stone, dirt, and so on. You’ll find examples of natural homes from … Continue reading →

Posted in Just For Fun | Tagged adobe, cob, natural homes, oliver swann, strawbale, tiny houses, website | 1 Comment

Strawbale Innovation in the UK

Posted on April 15, 2009 by Michael Janzen

I just spotted this on Shedworking.co.uk. It’s a tiny strawbale house offered by amazonails, the leading strawbale building company in the UK. This tiny house is their answer to a growing demand for tiny strawbale houses. Their website is filled … Continue reading →

Posted in Construction Method | Tagged amazonails, shedworking, strawbale, tires, uk | 3 Comments