The Straw Bale House by Althena Steen, Bill Steen, David Bainbridge & Eisenberg

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Country of Origin
United States
Country of Manufacture
United States
Subject
Architecture & Design
Special Attributes
Illustrated
ISBN
9780930031718
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Rizzoli International Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0930031717
ISBN-13
9780930031718
eBay Product ID (ePID)
325894

Product Key Features

Book Title
Straw Bale House
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1994
Topic
Design & Construction, Decoration & Ornament
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
House & Home, Architecture
Author
Bill Steen, David Bainbridge, Athena Swentzell Steen
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
36.7 Oz
Item Length
10 in
Item Width
8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
94-039518
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"Using plastered straw bales as building materials for a home may not sound stable or long-lasting, but these can be used for a variety of purposes from adjacent buildings to entire houses, can be used with relatively little experience, and have many attributes; from super-insulation to cheap construction. Applications are more useful for the Southwest region but ideas may transfer to other U. S. locales. The book's price tag seems high for a paperback, but this goes in great detail on a subject which is fairly understated in most construction or homeowner's guides."-- Midwest Book Review, "Using plastered straw bales as building materials for a home may not sound stable or long-lasting, but these can be used for a variety of purposes from adjacent buildings to entire houses, can be used with relatively little experience, and have many attributes; from super-insulation to cheap construction. Applications are more useful for the Southwest region but ideas may transfer to other U. S. locales. The book's price tag seems high for a paperback, but this goes in great detail on a subject which is fairly understated in most construction or homeowner's guides."--Midwest Book Review
Dewey Decimal
693.997
Table Of Content
1. A brief history 2. Benefits of straw-bale construction 3. Common concerns 4. Working with straw bales 5. Bale walls 6. Windows and doors 7. Foundations 8. Roofs 9. Floors 10. Interior elements 11. Finishing bale walls 12. Other uses for straw bales 13. Designing the straw bale house
Synopsis
Imagine building a house with superior seismic stability, fire resistance, and thermal insulation, using an annually renewable resource, for half the cost of a comparable conventional home. Welcome to the straw bale house! Whether you build an entire house or something more modest-a home office or studio, a retreat cabin or guest cottage-plastered straw bale construction is an exceptionally durable and inexpensive option. What's more, it's fun, because the technique is easy to learn and easy to do yourself. And the resulting living spaces are unusually quiet and comfortable. The Straw Bale House describes the many benefits of building with straw bales: super insulation, with R-values as high as R-50 good indoor air quality and noise reduction a speedy construction process construction costs as low as $10-per-square-foot use of natural and abundant renewable resources a better solution than burning agricultural waste straw, which creates tons of air pollutants, Imagine building a house with superior seismic stability, fire resistance, and thermal insulation, using an annually renewable resource, for half the cost of a comparable conventional home. Welcome to the straw bale house Whether you build an entire house or something more modest-a home office or studio, a retreat cabin or guest cottage-plastered straw bale construction is an exceptionally durable and inexpensive option. What's more, it's fun, because the technique is easy to learn and easy to do yourself. And the resulting living spaces are unusually quiet and comfortable. The Straw Bale House describes the many benefits of building with straw bales: super insulation, with R-values as high as R-50 good indoor air quality and noise reduction a speedy construction process construction costs as low as $10-per-square-foot use of natural and abundant renewable resources a better solution than burning agricultural waste straw, which creates tons of air pollutants
LC Classification Number
TH4818.S77

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