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The big bad wolf gave straw houses a pretty bad reputation. But it turns out straw bale houses are incredibly strong and energy efficient. The century-old building material is making a comeback as ...

When artist Gordon Smedt began planning his Mediterranean-style home in California's Santa Cruz mountains, little did he expect that his finished dwelling would consist, in the main part, of straw.

Straw is a renewable resource. In fact, we produce 200 million tons of straw that is wasted every year, after the wheat or other grain is removed. A bale of straw costs just a few dollars. Bales ...

An adobe mixture, made by Joe Trumpey, covers the exterior of the house. In fact, Trumpey designed the home, and he and his wife built it themselves, breaking ground in 2008.

As the 90-degree temperatures, black roofs and concrete transform Baltimore into a toaster oven, Heather Bathon and Michael Furbish enjoy summer’s remnants in a home made cool and quiet by 18… ...

House made of straw. By The Newsroom. Published 4th Nov 2017, 06:22 BST. Updated 12th Dec 2017, 07:48 BST. This straw bale self-build is one of a long line of achievements for young craftsman Sam ...

I want a natural way to build an energy efficient house without plastics, foams, adhesives, etc. Straw-bale houses seem to be natural. Is the straw-bale construction efficient for low utility bills… ...

LITTLE ROCK — When the first of the Three Little Pigs tossed up a flimsy house made of straw, the Big Bad Wolf blew the house in and ate up the pig. This English fable goes on to describe how ...