http://www.alternativelifestylesite.com Almost everyone would prefer to live in an eco house if they had the choice, well now you do. Straw homes are within the reach of anyone willing to look at alternative building materials but that's not all. Read more reasons to consider straw.

1. 10 Reasons To Consider
Building Green With Straw
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2. Building Green With Straw
Is Not So Scary...
● Don't be daunted
● Building is logical and
creative
● If you can stack a bale you
can build a wall
● Skills develop over time as
you need them
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3. Practice Makes Perfect
● Perfect for the novice
builder
● Start small – build a
shed or cubby house
● Trial and error will
perfect your style
● Straw forgives your
inexperience
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4. Super Energy Efficiency Potential
● Harness the Energy Efficiency Potential of your
home. Start with a great design to work with the
sun – orient to catch winter sun and exclude
summer sun
● Add...
● Good ceiling and floor insulation
● Add...
● Double glazing or even triple glazing if needed
● Add...
● Straw bale walls = Super Insulation!
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5. Building Green With Straw
uses Natural Materials
● Straw grows in a field
● Use mud and lime to render the walls
● Pour an earthen floor
● Add bricks from mud for extra performance
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6. Let's face it, they are gorgeous
● Have you seen one?
● Have you been inside?
They 'feel' amazing and
they breathe!
● Find one and visit it
then you will know that
the good looks are more
than skin deep.
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7. Building Green with Straw allows
you to reuse/recycle waste material
● Many varieties of grain
crop 'straw' can be
used to build a home
● Using this 'waste'
material reduces
carbon emissions
● This valuable material
is still routinely burned
as waste after harvest
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8. Renewable Resource
● Straw is an excellent example of a renewable
resource
● Being an annual crop – there is no need to wait
years for it to become available
● We know that there are limits to resources
available for us to build our homes - this is why
strawbale homes are such a great idea.
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9. Flexible and Forgiving Material,
great for Novice and Expert alike
● Curved Walls, deep set
windows and doorways
feature in many strawbale
homes – you can even
decorate using the render!
● Even an expert can find
their creativity flowering
when they build with straw
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10. Building Green with Straw is ...
Empowering
Making this decision will
help you ...
● Develop new skills
● Learn a new language
(building)
● Meet new people
● Stretch yourself
beyond what you
thought you could do.
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11. Become A Leader
Warning: Building Green With Straw Has Side-
effects - You change!
● You become someone who leads by example
● You become someone who can help other people
do what you have done.
● You help create change around you and within the
people to come into contact with.
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12. Thanks...
Hope you have enjoyed this presentation
10 Reasons to Consider
Building Green With Straw
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