"Upon entering a straw house, you immediately notice a comfortable ... Construction (IEC), an NGO dedicated to promoting ...

They started construction of a temporary first house in July 2004 ... the insulating properties of the straw are the biggest advantage to this eco-sustainable building style.

A time-honored method of construction will find new expression as a Columbia building company shows off its home built of prefabricated straw bale panels. The house, which its builders believe is ...

She adds that the cost of the panels is not significantly more than many non-natural insulation options, and estimates that it would be possible to build a single house featuring straw insulation ...

Proposals to build a house out of straw bales have been described as "sensational" by a planning committee. They heard the four-bedroom building on a hill outside Stratford-upon-Avon will absorb ...

A new way to insulate homes is coming to Columbia. Greg and Joan Dyer are building their new house using prefabricated straw insulation. Using straw to insulate a home reduces its carbon ...