Straw Bales
By GoingEcoGreen on Sep 01, 2010 with Comments 19
Straw bales will be Kevin’s main building blocks as he begins the most significant phase of construction on his green dream home. A few things you might not know about straw that you’ll learn in our freshly-posted, online guide to episode four of Building Green: It’s highly fire resistant, breathable (ie, mold resistant) and cost efficient.
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@TheRoaringNacho
@TheDudeRulez09
oh you charmer you.
I think i prefer your videos over this PBS show thing though, i like to be able to read the notes so thumbs up to you
@TheRoaringNacho no problem sweety!! missed you this morning
@TheDudeRulez09
thanks honey i caught that. and I was commenting on the guys pronounciation in the video. and no i didnt spell it right the second time baw baw baw. nice job
@TheRoaringNacho and its Bituthene not bitchuthane
@claudebo but its not a wasteful and destructive as using wood.
@Tikmondo agreed!!!
@TheRoaringNacho its a rubberized membrane for shedding water.
@Akira861 This type of building is actually BETTER than any other comparable fire rating known to building besides concrete, you have to remember that bales are very compacted and dense fires tend to burn out and smolder than flame up. They are very safe!!
fire anyone?!
Seriously, this host is totally ruining the show for me. He is such a spaz.
how would a straw home do in the mtns? 30 to 50 below 20 feet of snow? I want to try to build one
yo is that bitchuthane?
yea bro its bithathane.
making a gigantic house like that is not green no matter what material you use. straw bale McMansion! lol
This is a steel building, clad with straw.
It is actually more energy intensive the a convential wood framing.
I like the whole idea of that grass thing. It saves money and is good for me and nature. Im thinking of having a house like this in 10 years.
This is very nice but I’ve been checking for just getting eco kitchen cabinets and the prices are crazy!
i know what im going to use now!
the is awesome. I want to build a green home.