PARKER, Colo. (CBS4) - Parker residents were warned to expect smoky conditions for several hours Monday morning while firefighters and equipment operators work to extinguish a blaze near Twenty Mile ...
BROOKINGS, S.D. -- How far would you go to get a house that only costs $1.25 a day to heat in the winter? Better question: Would you live in a house built with straw bales? That idea, which began in ...
After nearly a month of mixing together clay, sand and a little bit of straw to press against the sides of stacked straw bale walls, builder Edward Roberts smiled, looking at his first straw bale ...
The Straw Bale in the City 3-part series walks readers through the codes, costs, and construction of a straw-bale build on a non-rural property. Part 1 covers issues with building codes and managing ...
Dear Jim: 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 ...
Kevin Edwards grew interested during high school in designing homes that minimized reliance on oil Edwards and wife Stacy bought a lot with no municipal water, no sewer, and a dirt access road After ...
HOVLAND -- A half-mile down a dirt driveway through woods, a stack of straw bales signals one's arrival at Chris and Cameron Norman's new home. Approach the house, and the scattering of straw on the ...