Appendix 3
RESOURCES AND RESEARCH
Books, DVDs and websites
Books
Strawbale building
Bingham, W. and Smith, C. (2007) Strawbale Home Plans. Gibbs Smith Publisher, Utah, USA.
Corum, N. (2005) Building a Straw Bale House: The red feather construction handbook. Princeton Architectural Press, New York, USA.
Gray, A.T. and Hall, A. (2000) Strawbale Homebuilding. Earth Garden Books, Victoria,Australia.
Haggard, K. and Clark, S. (2000) Straw Bale Construction Detail Book. California Straw Bale Building Association.
Hollis, M. (2005) Practical Straw Bale Building. Landlinks Press, Victoria, Australia.
Jones, B. (2009) Building with Straw Bales: A practical guide for the UK and Ireland (revised edition). Green Books, Devon.
King, B. et al. (2006) Design of Straw Bale Buildings:The state of the art. Green Building Press, California, USA.
King, B. (1996) Buildings of Earth and Straw. Ecological Design Press; distributed by Chelsea Green Publishing, Vermont, USA.
Lacinski, P. and Bergeron, M. (2000) Serious Straw Bale. Chelsea Green Publishing,Vermont, USA.
Law, B. (2006) The Woodland House. Permaculture Press, London.
Macdonald, S. O. and Myhrman, M. (1997) Build it with Bales. Chelsea Green Publishing, Vermont, USA.
Magwood, C. and Mack, P. (2000) Straw Bale Building. New Society Publishers, Ontario,Canada.
Magwood, C., Mack, P. and Therrien, T. (2005) More Straw Bale Building. New Society Publishers, Ontario, Canada.
Magwood, C. and Walker, C. (2001) Straw Bale Details. New Society Publishers,Ontario, Canada.
Minke, G. and Mahlke, F. (2005) Building with Straw. Birkhauser, Switzerland.Roberts, C. (2002)
A House of Straw. Chelsea Green Publishing,Vermont, USA.
Steen, A. S., Steen, B. and Bainbridge, D. (1994) The Straw Bale House. Chelsea Green Publishing, Vermont, USA.
Steen, A. S. and Steen, B. (2000) The Beauty of Straw Bale Homes. Chelsea Green Publishing, Vermont, USA.
Steen, B., Steen, A. S. and Bingham, W. J.(2005) Small Straw Bale Gibbs Smith Publisher, Utah, USA
Wanek, C. (2003) The New Strawbale Home.Gibbs Smith Publisher, Utah, USA
Renders and plasters
Guelberth, C. R. and Chiras, D. (2003) The Natural Plaster Book New Society Publishers, British Columbia, Canada; distributed by Consortium Book Sales and Distribution, Minneapolis, USA.
Holmes, S. and Wingate, M. (2002) Building with Lime: A Practical Introduction. Practical Action Publishing, Rugby, Warwickshire.
Schofield, J. (1998) Lime in Building: A Practical Guide Black Dog Press, Devon.
Soens, M. (2005) Italian Plaster Techniques.Sterling Publishing, New York, USA.
Weismann, A. and Bryce, K. (2008) Using Natural Finishes. Green Books, Devon.
Other inspirational books
Anderson, W. (2007) Green Up: An A-Z of environmentally friendly home improvements.Green Books, Devon.
Bee, B. (1998) The Cob Builder’s Handbook.Groundworks, Oregon, USA. Available from www.beckybee.net.
Easton, D. (2007) The Rammed Earth House (2nd edn). Chelsea Green Publishing,Vermont, USA
Evans, I., Smith, M. G. and Smiley, L. (2002) The Hand-sculpted House: A practical guide to building a cob cottage. Chelsea Green Publishing, Vermont, USA.
Kahn, L. (2004) Home Work: Handbuilt shelter.Shelter Publications, California, USA.
Kahn, L. and Easton, B. (2000) Shelter. Shelter Publications, California, USA.
Khalili, N. (2002) Ceramic Houses and Earth Architecture: How to build your own. Chelsea Green Publishing, Vermont, USA.
McCloud, K. (2009) Grand Designs Handbook: The blueprint for building your dream home.HarperCollins, London.
Norton, J. (1997) Building With Earth. Practical Action Publishing, Rugby, Warwickshire.
Plowright, T. (2007) Eco-centres and Courses.Green Books, Devon.
Taylor, J. S. (2008) Shelter Sketchbook. Chelsea Green Publishing, Vermont, USA.
Weismann, A. and Bryce, K. (2006) Building with Cob. Green Books, Devon.
Journals
Green Building Bible. How to make our homes, buildings and living environments greener and more energy-efficient. www.greenbuildingbible.co.uk.
Green Building Magazine. Useful, practical and honest information regarding sustainable and healthy building. www.greenbuildingmagazine.co.uk.
The Green Directory. Published in the UK annually as a book version and also online, this offers a unique blend of people, organisations and businesses involved in the green sectors. www.greendirectory.net/about.htm.
The Last Straw. The international journal of strawbale and natural building since 1993. Published in the USA in pdf and hard-copy format. www.strawhomes.com.
Network. Free AECB (the Sustainable Building Association) newsletter. Regular updates on AECB activities and projects as well as a digest of news on general sustainability issues. www.aecb.net/network.php.
Positive News. A quarterly international newspaper promoting individuals and enterprises that are working to create a more healthy, humane and environmentally sustainable world. www.positivenews.org.uk.
Resurgence magazine. Publishes articles that are on the cutting edge of current thinking, promoting creativity, ecology, spirituality and frugality. www.resurgence.co.uk.
Sustainability. The practical journal for green building, renewable energy, permaculture and sustainable communities. Published in Ireland. www.sustainability.ie.
DVDs
Building with Awareness by Ted Owens. The step-by-step construction of a strawbale house in the USA. Available from www.buildingwithawareness.com.
Built of Straw. An Outwood Community film following the construction of a strawbale allotment building in Wakefield, West Yorkshire.
Available from www.amazonails.org.uk.
Houses of Straw. The rediscovery of strawbale building, by Heidi Schnell. This film shows the recent development of this building method, mainly in Germany. Contains voice-over language versions in English, French, German and Spanish. Available from www.oekofilm.de/index. php?id=20,33,0,0,1,0.
Videos
Building with Straw, vols 1, 2 and 3 by Black Range Films. Learn the basics of strawbale construction, see examples of houses and learn about test results. Available from www.strawbalecentral.com.
Websites
The following websites contain updated resources relevant to strawbale building.
www.cc-w.co.uk/SB_Resources.htmConservation Consultants (worldwide) Ltd, Cornwall.
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Straw_Bale_ Construction
An independent, environmental UK publishing company.
A directory of sustainable construction products and contact details of manufacturers and suppliers.
http://mha-net.org/html/sblinks.htm
Surfin’ Strawbale – an eclectic compendium of useful knowledge on strawbale building globally.
A resource for finding courses and workshops related to natural home building worldwide.
A reference point for sustainable building, development and eco-construction techniques.
www.thelaststraw.org/backissues.html
www.thelaststraw.org/resources
Ireland’s sustainable booksellers.
UK and Ireland organisations and suppliers
Organisations
Alternative Technology Centre (ATC)
Hebden Bridge, W. Yorks
01422 842121
www.alternativetechnology.org.uk
Shop and workshops on eco-friendly energy, recycling and lots more.
amazonails
Todmorden, W. Yorks
0845 458 2173
www.amazonails.org.uk
A not-for-profit social enterprise providing strawbale and natural building design, consultancy and training.
British Hay and Straw Merchants Association
Huntingdon, Cambs
01487 830980
www.hay-straw-merchants.co.uk
Trade organisation, which lists straw suppliers.
Building Limes Forum (BLF)
Edinburgh
www.buildinglimesforum.org.uk
A charitable organisation founded in 1992 to promote the development of expertise and understanding in the use of lime in building.
Building Limes Forum Ireland (BLFI)
Dublin, Ireland
www.buildinglimesforumireland.com
Voluntary organisation affiliated with the BLF UK, for members in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT)
Machynlleth, Powys
01654 705950 www.cat.org.uk
Visitor and residential centre offering free information service and a wide range of courses, events for schools, etc.
Centre for Environmental Living and Training
(CELT)
Scariff, Co. Clare, Ireland
00 353 (0)61 640765
www.celtnet.org
A registered charity dedicated to environmental awareness, education and training.
Cultivate – living and learning centre
Dublin, Ireland
00 353 (0)1 674 5773
www.cultivate.ie
Information, shop, courses and events.
Environmental and Sustainable Construction Association (ÉASCA)
Dublin, Ireland
00 353 (0)1 674 5773
www.easca.ie
Promotes the viability of sustainable construction in Ireland.
The Green Register
Bristol
0117 377 3490
www.greenregister.org.uk
An independent organisation whose goal is to promote sustainable building practices across all disciplines of the construction industry.
Low Impact Living Initiative (LILI)
Wilmslow, Bucks
01296 714184
www.lowimpact.org
A not-for-profit organisation that aims to help people reduce their impact on the environment, improve their quality of life and gain new skills.
National Non-Food Crops Centre (NNFCC)
Heslington, York
01904 435182
www.nnfcc.co.uk
The UK’s National Centre for renewable materials and technologies. Provides independent advice and information to industry, government and the general public.
The Organic Centre
Rossinver, Co. Leitrim, Ireland
00 353 (0)71 985 4338
www.theorganiccentre.ie
Promotes organic gardening and sustainable living through information, training and demonstration.
The Scottish Lime Centre
Charlestown, Fife
01383 872722
www.scotlime.org
Promotes traditional building skills and provides advice and training in the use of lime.
Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB)
London
020 7377 1644
www.spab.org.uk
A membership organisation fighting to save historic and listed buildings from decay, demolition and destruction.
Sonairte
Laytown, Co. Meath, Ireland
00 353 (0)41 982 7572
http://sonairte.org
An interactive visitor centre promoting ecological awareness and sustainable living.
The Sustainable Building Association (AECB)
LLandysul, Powys
0845 4569773
www.aecb.net
Promotes environmentally responsible practices within building. Has a forum, e-newsletter and magazine.
Women And Manual Trades (WAMT)
London
020 7251 9192
www.wamt.org
The national organisation for tradeswomen and women training in the trades.
Suppliers
Black Mountain Insulation
Rhyl, Denbighshire
01745 361911
www.blackmountaininsulation.com
Welsh sheepswool insulation.
Cornerstone Ltd
Kilcock, Co. Kildare, Ireland
00 353 (0)50 347816
Lime manufacturers and training.
EcoBuild
New Ross, Co. Wexford, Ireland
00 353 (0)51 445099
www.ecobuild.ie
Green building products.
Ecological Building Systems
Athboy, Co. Meath, Ireland
00 353 (0)46 943 2104
www.ecologicalbuildingsystems.com
Outlet for sustainable building materials.
Ecomerchant Ltd
Goodnestone, Kent
01795 530130
www.ecomerchant.co.uk
Environmental builders’ merchant.
Econstruction products
Rathcoole, Co. Dublin, Ireland
00 353 (0)1 401 9729
www.econstructionproducts.ie
Eco-friendly building materials.
Ed Byrne
Tullow, Co. Carlow, Ireland
00 353 (0)59 915 1750
Lime supplier and consultancy.
Green Building Store
Huddersfield, W. Yorks
01484 461705
www.greenbuildingstore.co.uk
Products for energy-efficient, sustainable and healthy buildings.
Hay-net.com
Letchworth, Herts
01462 674853
www.hay-net.com
Straw and hay ‘marketplace’ linking buyers and sellers.
Hempire Ltd
Clones, Co. Monaghan, Ireland
00 353 (0)47 52049
Limavady, Belfast, N. Ireland
028 7776 9794
www.hempirebuilding.co.uk
For hemp and lime products.
The Lime Centre
Winchester, Hampshire
01962 713636
www.thelimecentre.co.uk
Materials, courses and consultancy on building with lime.
Lime-Green Ltd
Much Wenlock, Shropshire
01952 728611.
www.lime-green.co.uk
Healthy materials for balanced buildings.
Limetechnology
Abingdon, Oxfordshire
0845 603 1143
www.limetechnology.co.uk
Sustainable low-carbon lime-based building systems for mainstream construction.
Lochplace Building Conservation
Innishannon, Co. Cork, Ireland
00 353 (0)21 477 6677
www.lochplace.com
Specialists in traditional building materials and services.
Mike Wye and Associates
Buckland Filleigh, Devon
01409 281644
www.mikewye.co.uk
Suppliers of natural building and decorating products.
Narrow Water Lime Service
Warrenpoint, Co. Down, N. Ireland
028 417 53073
Suppliers of lime mortar, consultancy and training.
Natural Building Technologies (NBT)
Oakley, Buckinghamshire
01844 338338
www.natural-building.co.uk
A technical sales company for sustainable building materials and systems for the mainstream construction market
Second Nature
Penrith, Cumbria
017684 86285
www.secondnatureuk.com
English sheepswool insulation.
Sheepwool Insulation
Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow, Ireland
00 353 (0)40 446100
www.sheepwoolinsulation.ie
Thermal and acoustic products from sheepswool.
The Traditional Lime Company
Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
01242 525444
www.traditionallime.co.uk
Traditional and hydraulic lime.
Traditional Lime Company
Tullow, Co. Carlow, Ireland
00 353 (0)50 351750
Natural hydraulic limes. Not related to the above company by the same name.
Ty Mawr Ecological Building Materials
Brecon, Powys
www.lime.org.uk
Eco-friendly and traditional building materials.
Womersleys Ltd
Heckmondwike, W. Yorks
01924 400651
www.womersleys.co.uk
Eco-friendly materials and building products.
Building Control
www.cic.org.uk/services/AIregister.shtml
The Construction Industry Council’s
Approved Inspectors Register. Order by
phone on 020 7399 7400.
jha innovation (jhai)
www.approvedinspector.com
Corporate Building Control Approved Inspectors with significant strawbale building experience. See website to find your nearest office.
Engineers with strawbale building experience
Paul Rose Consulting Engineers
Halifax, W. Yorks
01422 348985
Structural Solutions
Bristol
0117 924 5014
www.structuralsolutions.co.uk
Europe and North America resources
amazonails ambassadors
These are people who have undergone training with amazonails to become trainers in their own right.
Czech Republic
Jakub Wihan. Todmorden, W.Yorks and Prague Strawbale building, lime and clay plastering, moisture management in straw, design and training.
www.jakubwihan.com,
kuba@jakubwihan.com
Germany
Friederike Fuchs, architect. Stroh Unlimited, Berlin
Strawbale, clay and lime design, build, engineering and training.
www.stroh-unlimited.de/int/engl.htm,
mail@stroh-unlimited.de
Italy
Stefano Soldati. La Boa Permaculture
Centre, Nr Venice
Strawbale building, lime and clay plastering, training and design. www.laboa.org,
casadipaglia@hotmail.com,
casadipaglia@hotmail.com
Spain
Maren Termens
Technical architect for ecological buildings,
strawbale and clay training.
www.tallerdepalla.org,
autoconstruccin@yahoo.es
Rikki Nitzkin
Strawbale and clay training
rikkinitzkin@earthlink.net
Europe
The European strawbale mailing list
http://amper.ped.muni.cz/mailman/listinfo/strawbale
The European alternative to the Crest strawbale mailing list in the USA (see page, in English with separate French and Spanish listings.
Strawbale Europe
www.baubiologie.at/europe/
The following are the main in-country websites for strawbale building, which contain further resources themselves.
Austria: www.baubiologie.at
Belgium: www.casacalida.be
Czech: www.postavsisam.cz
Denmark: www.lob.dk
Estonia: www.equilibre.ee
France: www.compaillons.fr, www.lamaisonenpaille.com
Germany: www.fasba.de
The Netherlands: www.strobouw.nl
Norway: www.naturligbyggeri.no
Slovakia: www.ozartur.sk
Spain: www.casasdepaja.org
Sweden: www.naturligt-byggeri.org
Canada
Ontario Strawbale Building Coalition
www.osbbc.ca
Works towards a more environmentally responsible built environment by providing information, supporting research and fostering a community of builders and owners.
USA
Builders Without Borders
www.builderswithoutborders.org
An international network of ecological builders who advocate the use of straw, earth and other local, affordable materials in construction.
The Canelo Project
www.caneloproject.com
A small non-profit organisation dedicated to the exploration and development of living systems, including growing food and building for friendship, beauty and simplicity.
The Development Center for Appropriate Technology
www.dcat.net
Works to enhance the health of the planet and our communities by promoting a shift to sustainable construction and development.
Ecological Building Network
www.ecobuildnetwork.org
Works to transform the way we build shelter.
Natural Building Network
www.nbnetwork.org
A not-for-profit membership association promoting natural building principles, materials and practitioners worldwide.
The Strawbale Building Registry
http://sbregistry.greenbuilder.com
The biggest list of strawbale buildings on the web.
Strawbale Construction Discussion List (Crest)
http://listserv.repp.org/mailman/listinfo/
strawbale_listserv.repp.org
List for discussion of strawbale construction techniques, materials, codes and related disciplines.
SB-r–us: Straw Bale Social Club
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SB-r-us/
Research
General
Australia
Wilson, L. (2007). ‘Straw bale wineries: Walllington Wines’. The Owner Builder 142, Aug/ Sept 2007. Available at www.grossebotte. com/Chantier1/maison3/walhallawinepdf. Straw bale wineries: Walllington . Accessed 09/06/09.
Austria
GrAT (2005) S-House Presentation. Centre for AppropriateTechnology, Vienna University of Technology, Vienna. Available at www.shouse.at/presentation_s_house.pdf. Accessed 09/06/09.
Belarus
Shirokov, Y. (2000) Building with Straw Bales in Belarus. International Network for Sustainable Energy. Available at www.inforse.dk/europe/iae/mae/building.html. Accessed 09/06/09.
Canada
Magwood, C. (2004) ‘Straw Bale Building: On the cusp of the mainstream’. Homepower 101, June & July 2004. Available at www.homepower.com/article/?file=HP101_ pg14_Magwood. Accessed 09/06/09.
China
Vuong, L. (2004) Straw Bale Construction in China: A comparison of obstacles between Northern and Southern rural areas for the use of straw bale construction as an energy efficient building alternative. University of Puget Sound, P.R.E.M.I.U.M. Program, China. Available at www.osbbc.ca/wordpress/ wp-content/uploads/2009/02/strawbale_ construction_china.pdf. Accessed 09/06/09.
Czech Republic
Wihan, J. (2004) Straw Bale Building in the Czech Republic: Overall view. Presentation for ISBBG 04 in Friland, Denmark. Available at www.jakubwihan.com/doc/isbbc04/ isbbc04cz.htm. Accessed 09/06/09.
Pakistan
PAKSBAB (2008) Straw Bale Fabrication. Pakistan Straw Bale and Appropriate Building (PAKSBAB), California, USA. Available at www.paksbab.org/imgs/CompMould_ Jack_11_19_08.pdf. Accessed 09/06/09.
Siberia
Wihan, J. (2005) Straw Bale Building in Siberia. Report for Builders Without Borders, New Mexico, USA. Available at www.jakubwihan.com/pdf/SBinSiberia.pdf. Accessed 09/06/09.
UK
Hilton, R. (2007) Straw Bale Construction: Is straw bale construction suitable for selfbuilders in Britain? A dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the degree of M.Arch, Welsh School of Architecture, Cardiff.
USA
Bartels, L. (2008) Straw Bale Construction: Harvesting its potential as an affordable and energy efficient building strategy. Environmental and Energy Study Institute Briefing, Washington. Available at http://files.eesi.org/ Bartels_062008.pdf. Accessed 09/06/09.
Straw in the UK
BMEC (2008) Straw. Biomass Energy Centre, Farnham, Surrey. Available at www.biomassenergycentre.org.uk/portal/ page?_pageid=75,17972&_dad=portal&_ schema=PORTAL. Accessed 09/06/09.
DEFRA (2008) Agricultural and Horticultural Survey – England. Low-level Agricultural Survey Datasets, showing average annual yields. Available at www.defra.gov.uk/esg/ work_htm/publications/cs/farmstats_web/2_ SURVEY_DATA_SEARCH/COMPLETE_ DATASETS/regional_level_datasets.htm. Accessed 09/06/09.
DEFRA (2008) Regional and County level crop areas. Excel datasheet available at https://statistics.defra.gov.uk/esg/junesurvey/ june_survey.htm. Accessed 05/10/09.
Stott, E. (2003) Straw Availability in the UK. BioRegional Development Group, BedZED Centre, Wallington, Surrey. Available at www.nnfcc.co.uk/metadot/index.pl?id=42 27;isa=DBRow;op=show;dbview_id=2539. Accessed 09/06/09.
Building Guidelines and Codes
Worldwide
The Last Straw (2006) ‘Worldwide Codes and Permitting Update: Links for Straw Bale Codes, Guidelines and Supporting Documentation’. The Last Straw No. 54. Available at www.thelaststraw.org/backissues/articles/ 54-15.pdf. Accessed 09/06/09.
New Zealand
North, G. (2002) Strawbale Building Guidelines for Wet and Humid Climates (such as New Zealand’s). A paper for the Strawbale Building: Sustainable Technology Renewing the World conference. Available at www. ecodesign.co.nz/strawbale.shtml. Accessed 09/06/09.
Scotland
Walker, G. (2007) Barriers to Straw Bale Construction in Scotland. A dissertation submitted in part fulfilment of BSc (Honours) Building Surveying, School of the Built and Natural Environment, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow.
USA
5th World Networking & Multimedia (2007) Building Codes for a Small Planet, FineHomebuilding.com. Available at www. taunton.com/finehomebuilding/how-to/video/ building-codes-for-a-small-planet.aspx. Accessed 09/06/09.
Eisenberg, D. (2003) A Larger Context for Responsibility. The Global Summit on the Role of Performance-based Building Regulations in Addressing Societal Expectations, International Policy and Local Needs. Washington. Available at www.dcat.net/resources/ ircc_global_perf_summit_03_de.pdf. Accessed 09/06/09.
Eisenberg, D. (2007) Creating Communities of Change: What we learned in the codes forest. West Coast Green Conference, San Francisco, California. Available at www.dcat. net/resources/communitiesofchange_w-notes. pdf. Accessed 09/06/09.
Eisenberg, D. (2009) US Codes. Development Center for Appropriate Technology. Available at www.dcat.net/about_dcat/current/codes. php. Accessed 09/06/09.
Lemer, K. and Goode, P. W. (2000) Building Official’s Guide to Straw Bale Construction. California Straw Bale Building Association.
Fire
Australia
Dorniak, B. (2002) Strawbale Fire Tests. Available at www.earthgarden.com.au/ strawbale/fire_test.html. Accessed 09/06/09.
Germany
FASBA (2008) Classification of the Behaviour in case of Fire, in Accordance with DIN
EN 13501-1: 2007. Institute for Baustoffe, Massivebau und Brandschutz, Hannover, Germany.
UK
Chug (2006) Re: GSBN:fire test – your opinions? Excerpt from BRE fire test on straw bale wall done in 2004. Available at http://greenbuilder.com/GSBNarchives/ msg02242.html. Accessed 09/06/09.
USA
Dey, M. E. (2007) ASTM E 119-05a, Fire tests of Building Constructions and Materials, 1-hr Fire Resistance Test of a Non-loadbearing Straw Bale Wall. Ecological Building Network (EBNet), California. Available at www.dcat.net/about_dcat/current/Non-Bearing_Clay_Wall.pdf. Accessed 09/06/09.
Dey, M. E. (2006) ASTM E 119-05a, Fire tests of Building Constructions and Materials, 2-hr Fire Resistance Test of a Non-loadbearing Wheat Straw Bale Wall. Ecological Building Network (EBNet), California. Available at www.ecobuildnetwork.org/pdfs/Cement_ Stucco_Wall.pdf. Accessed 09/06/09.
Eisenberg, D., King, B. and King, S. W. (2006) ASTM E 119-05a, Straw Bale Fire Test Program film clip. Ecological Building Network (EBNet), California. Available at www.ecobuildnetwork.org/firemovie.htm. Accessed 09/06/09.
Fisher, D. (2009) The Unique Challenges of Fires in Straw-Built Construction. Fire Engineering, PennWell Corporation, New Jersey. Available at www.fireengineering. com/display_article/358471/25/none/none/ Feat/The-. Accessed 09/06/09.
Theis, B. (2003) Straw Bale Fire Safety: A review of testing and experience to date.
Ecological Building Network (EBNet), California. Available at www.ecobuildnetwork. org/pdfs/Fire_safety.pdf. Accessed 09/06/09.
Acoustics
Denmark
Munch-Andersen, J. and Møller Andersen, B. (2004) Air-sound-insulation of clay plastered non-loadbearing sb-wall. Danish Building Available at http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Straw_Bale_ Construction/Resources/Technical_Studies. Accessed 09/06/09. English translation can be requested.
USA
Mas, C. J. and Everbach, E. C. (1995)
Acoustical Characterization of Straw Bales as Structural Elements, paper 2aAA6. Swarthmore College, Dept. of Engineering, Acoustical Society of America, St Louis, Missouri. Available at www.acoustics.org/ press/130th/lay03.html. Accessed 09/06/09.
Moisture
Canada
CMHC (1996) Straw Bale House Moisture Research. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Research Highlights, Technical Series 00-103. Available at www.cmhc-schl. gc.ca/publications/en/rh-pr/tech/00-103-E.htm. Accessed 09/06/09.
CMHC (2000) Straw Bale Moisture Sensor Study. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Research & Development Highlights. Available at www.cmhc.ca/ publications/en/rh-pr/tech/96-206.pdf. Accessed 09/06/09.
CMHC (2000) Straw Bale House Moisture Research. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Research Highlights, Technical Series 00-103. Available from CMHC database: https://www03.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/b2c/b2c/init. do?language=en&shop=Z01EN&areaID=000 0000040&productID=00000000400000000030. Accessed 09/06/09.
Stern, L. and Jackson, J. (2006) Moisture Control in Stuccoed Straw-bale Building Envelopes for the Canadian Climate. Available at www.casacalida.be/downloads/vochthuis houding/JCJ_BuildingTechnology1_2.pdf. Accessed 09/06/09.
Straube, J. (2000) Moisture Properties of Plaster and Stucco for Straw Bale Buildings.
Available at www.ecobuildnetwork.org/pdfs/ Straube_Moisture_Tests.pdf. Accessed 09/06/09.
Straube, J. and Schumacher, C. (2003)
Monitoring the Hygrothermal Performance of Strawbale Walls. Balanced Solutions, University of Waterloo. Available at www. ecobuildnetwork.org/pdfs/Winery_Monitoring. pdf. Accessed 09/06/09.
Summers, M. D., Blunk, S. L. and Jenkins, B. M. (2003) How Straw Decomposes. Available at www.ecobuildnetwork.org/pdfs/ How_Straw_Decomposes.pdf. Accessed 09/06/09.
UK
Bigland-Pritchard, M. (2005) An Assessment of the Viability of Strawbale Wall Construction in Buildings in Maritime Temperate Climates. PhD thesis, Department of Architectural Studies, University of Sheffield, Sheffield.
Carfrae, J. and Goodhew, S. (2007) Report on Initial Investigation into Moisture Levels in the Walls of the Straw Bale Theatre, Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT), 30th November 2007. Part of ongoing research into the effects of moisture on nonfood crop construction materials, University of Plymouth Environmental Building Group.
Clynes, J. (2009) Decay Characteristics of Different Types of Straw Used in Straw Bale Building. MSc thesis, University of East London School of Architecture, Dagenham, London.
Goodhew, S., Griffiths, R. and Wooley, T. (2004) ‘An investigation of the moisture content in the wall of a straw-bale building’.
Building and Environment 39, 1443-51.
Lawrence, M., Heath, A. and Walker, P. (2009) ‘Determining moisture levels in straw bale construction’. Construction and Building Materials 23(8), 2763-8. Available at www. scirus.com/srsapp/search?p=0&dt=all&ds=b ls&ds=sd&ds=mps&ds=cps&ds=cpp&sa=all &q=moisture+in+straw#results.
Wihan, J. (2007) Humidity in Straw Bale Walls and its Effect on the Decomposition of Straw. MSc thesis, University of East London School of Architecture, Dagenham, London. Available at www.jakubwihan.com/ pdf/thesis.pdf. Accessed 09/06/09.
USA
Rudolph, T. (2006) An Investigation into Water Passage Thru Strawbales. Pinyon Engineering, Bishop, California. Available at http://greenbuilder.com/pipermail/gsbn/ 2009q2/000397.html. Accessed 09/06/09.
Piepkorn, Mark. (unpubl.) Moisture and Straw-bale Walls. www.thelaststraw.org/ bonus-articles/strawter.htm. Accessed 09/06/09.
Straube, J. (2009) ‘Building Science for Strawbale Buildings’. Building Science Digest 112, Somerville, Massachusetts. Available at www.buildingscience.com/ documents/digests/bsd-112-building-sciencefor-strawbale-buildings/?full_view=1. Accessed 09/06/09.
Summers, M. D., Blunk, S. L. and Jenkins, B. M. (2003) How Straw Decomposes: Implications for straw bale construction. Ecological Building Network (EBNet) Straw Bale Test Program, draft 12/8/2003. Available at www. ecobuildnetwork.org/pdfs/How_Straw_ Decomposes.pdf. Accessed 09/06/09.
Swearingen, J. (2005) Moisture Barriers in Straw-bale Construction. Available at
www.cc-w.co.uk/Documents/Swearinghammoisture1.pdf. Accessed 09/06/09.
Structural performance
Australia
Carrick, J. (1998) Preliminary Test Results Straw Bale Walls. Building Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Randwick. Available at www.osbbc.ca/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/carrick_test_results. pdf. Accessed 09/06/09.
Faine, M. and Zhang, J. (2002) A Pilot Study Examining and Comparing the Load Bearing Capacity and Behaviour of an Earth Rendered Straw Bale Wall to Cement Rendered Straw Bale Wall. University of Western Sydney. Available at www.osbbc. ca/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/ faine_zhang_render_tests.pdf. Accessed 09/06/09.
Canada
Building Alternatives Inc. (2002) Report to the Ontario Building Code Commission. Report to BCC Application No. 2001-52, Ontario. Available at www.osbbc.ca/ wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/ bcc_report.pdf. Accessed 09/06/09.
Field, K., Woods, J. and Fedrigo, C. (2005)
Structural Testing of Straw Bales in Axial Compression. CVEN 5838 Final Presentation. Available at www.osbbc.ca/wordpress/wpcontent/uploads/2009/02/structural_testing_ strawbales_axial.pdf. Accessed 09/06/09.
Vardy, S. and MacDougall, C. (2005) Compressive Testing and Analysis of Plastered Straw Bales. Department of Civil Engineering, Queen’s University, Ontario. Available at www.osbbc.ca/wordpress/wp-content/ uploads/2009/02/final_submission_journal_ of_green_building.pdf. Accessed 09/06/09.
Vardy, S., MacDougall, C. and Taylor, B. (2005) Compressive Strength Testing of Earthen Plasters for Straw Bale Wall Application. Department of Civil Engineering, Queen’s University, Ontario. Available at www. osbbc.ca/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/ 2009/02/earth_plaster_report_oct_10.pdf. Accessed 09/06/09.
Wheeler, A., Riley, D. and Boothby, T. (2004)
The Effects of Plastered Skin Confinement on the Performance of Straw Bale Wall Systems. Pennsylvania State University, Summer Research Opportunities Program. Available at www.osbbc.ca/wordpress/ wp-content/uploads/2009/02/effects_plaster_ skin_confinement.pdf. Accessed 09/06/09.
China
Truong, B. et al. (2008) Shear Strength of Straw Bale Plasters. The 14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Beijing. Available at http://nisee.berkeley.edu/ elibrary/Text/2009012814. Accessed 09/06/09.
Pakistan
Donovan, D. (2009) Seismic Performance of Innovative Straw Bale Wall Systems.
Pakistan Straw Bale and Appropriate Building (PAKSBAB), California, USA. Available at http://nees.unr.edu/projects/straw_bale_ house/PAKSBAB_TestHandout_3_24_09.pdf. Accessed 09/06/09.
UK
Walker, P. (2004) Compression Load Testing Straw Bale Walls. Dept. Architecture & Civil Engineering, University of Bath. Available at http://people.bath.ac.uk/abspw/straw%20 bale%20test%20report.pdf. Accessed 09/06/09.
USA
Ash, C. and Aschheim, M. (2003) In-Plane Cyclic Tests of Plastered Straw Bale Wall Assemblies. University of Illinois. Available at www.ecobuildnetwork.org/pdfs/InPlane_ Wall_Tests_Small.pdf. Accessed 09/06/09. Bilello, J. J. and Carter, R. R. (1999) Project Report on Missile Perforation Threshold Speeds for Straw Bale Wall Construction with a Stucco Finish. The Wind Engineering Research Center, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas. Available at www.osbbc.ca/ wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/ missile_perforation_threshold_speeds.pdf. Accessed 09/06/09.
Donahue, K. (2003) Testing of Straw Bale Walls With Out of Plane Loads. Ecological Building Network (EBNet). Available at www.ecobuildnetwork.org/pdfs/Out-ofplane_wall_tests.pdf. Accessed 09/06/09.
Grandsaert, M. F. (1999) A Compression Test of Plastered Straw-Bale Walls. University of Colorado at Boulder. Available at http:// odiseanet.com/comprprt.pdf. Accessed 09/06/09.
King, B. (2003) Load-Bearing Straw Bale Construction: A summary of worldwide testing and experience. Ecological Building Network (EBNet). Available at www.osbbc. ca/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/ load_bearing_sb_const.pdf. Accessed 09/06/09.
Lerner, K. and Donahue, K. (2003) Structural Testing of Plasters for Straw Bale Construc-tion. Ecological Building Network (EBNet).
Available at www.ecobuildnetwork.org/ pdfs/Plaster_tests.pdf. Accessed 09/06/09.
Nichols, J. and Raap, S. (2000) Straw Bale Shear Wall Lateral Load Test. Architectural Engineering Dept., California Polytechnic State University, California. Available at www.cc-w.co.uk/Documents/nichols.pdf. Accessed 09/06/09.
Smith, D. (2003) Creep in Bale Walls. DSA Architects, Berkeley, California. Available at www.ecobuildnetwork.org/pdfs/Creep_ report.pdf. Accessed 09/06/09.
Wolterbeek, M. (2009) Live Experimental Test. Film clip of Table Shake Earthquake Test, University of Nevada, Reno. Available at http://imedia.unr.edu/shakertables/ straw_bail_house_test_270.mov. Accessed 09/06/09.
Thermal Properties
Austria
Wimmer, R. et al. (2000) Insulation Performance of Straw Bales and Straw Bale Walls. GrAT (Center for Appropriate Technology), Vienna University of Technology. Available at www.osbbc.ca/wordpress/wp-content/ uploads/2009/02/heat_insulation_performance _strawbales.pdf, Accessed 09/06/09.
USA
Stone, N. (2003) Thermal Performance of Straw Bale Wall Systems. Ecological Building Network (EBNet), Available at www.ecobuild network.org/pdfs/Thermal_properties.pdf. Accessed 09/06/09.
Embodied Energy, Performance and Life-cycle Analysis
Canada
Canadian Architect. (1998) ‘Measures of Sustainability’. Available at www.canadianarchitect.com/asf/perspectives_sustainibility/measures_of_sustainablity/measures_of_ sustainablity_embodied.htm. Accessed 09/06/09.
CMHC (2002) Wood Usage in Straw Bale House Construction. Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Research Highlights, Technical Series 02-116. Available at www. cmhc.ca/publications/en/rh-pr/tech/tech02-116-e.html. Accessed 09/06/09.
Denmark
Gonthier-Gignac, F. and Jensen, M. V. (2007)
Environmental Impacts of Passive Houses: A comparative analysis of life cycle estimated costs and environmental impacts of two different approaches to ‘Passive House’ construction. Faculty of Engineering and Science, Department of Development and Planning, Aalborg University. Available at http://permalot.org/files/u2/BBB1228Final. pdf. Accessed 09/06/09.
New Zealand
Alcorn, A. and Wood, P. (1998) New Zealand Building Materials Embodied Energy Coefficients Database, Volume II – Coefficients.
Centre for Building Performance Research, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. Accessed 09/06/09.
UK
Atkinson, C. (2008) Energy Assessment of a Straw Bale Building. MSc thesis, University of East London School of Architecture, Dagenham, London. Available at www. homegrownhome.co.uk.
Wihan, J. (2005) Is it Necessary to Build Airtight and to Use Heat Recovery in Order to Achieve the Energy Efficiency of Passive-Energy Building Standards? UEL/ CAT student essay, Msc AEES, Machynlleth, UK. Available at www.jakubwihan.com/pdf/ CompSim.pdf. Accessed 09/06/09.
USA
Carter, G., Jain, P. and Hou, J. (1996) Report on the Physical Performance of the Real Goods Solar Living Centre Retail Showroom.
Department of Architecture, University of California at Berkeley. Available at http:// arch.ced.berkeley.edu/vitalsigns/bld/Casestudies/RealGoods.PDF. Accessed 09/06/09.