
How to Buy a Bale The article “Bale Wisdom/Bale Buying 101” explains the things you need to know about buying bales for your building. How to Find a Bale Listings…
How to Buy a Bale The article “Bale Wisdom/Bale Buying 101” explains the things you need to know about buying bales for your building. How to Find a Bale Listings…
This article was originally printed in the 2003 Resource Guide Compiled and updated by Joyce Coppinger from the writings of Judy Knox, Kim Thompson, books on strawbale, and US Department…
This article appeared in TLS #53. The topic of this issue is Moisture. It contains an extensive article about Moisture Basics and Straw-Bale Moisture Basics (by John Straube, edited by…
Build our house out of straw? by Stephen MacDonald – New Mexico, USA This article appeared in The Baley Pulpit,TLS#7/Summer 1994. “May we look upon our Treasures, and the…
Included in TLS #49 (Myths and Realities, Spring 2005) was a discussion of ways to deal with moisture at the bottom of windows. David Eisenberg shared a written design detail for…
This article originally appeared in TLS #58. by Rene Kilian – Denmark Save money on your black and grey water while protecting the environment! All properties without sewage facilities in…
Currently in rough draft form, this information is the beginning preparation for an article or perhaps two that will appear in a future issue of The Last Straw journal with…
This article is original content and has not yet appeared in the printed version of The Last Straw. This story is a reluctant one about a house comprised of both…
This is the second of a two-part article on creating a poured adobe or earth floor. See Earth Floor, TLS#52, for the first article describing how to prepare for and…
This article appeared in TLS #50. by Chris Newton – Queensland, Australia Can you design and build straw-bale homes for a hot and humid climate? Living in Queensland, Australia, I…