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Design & Construction of a Straw Bale Home Lowell, Vermont |
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Construction of a straw bale home began in June 2000. The main part of the house is a 16-sided, post & beam structure, 32 ft. interior diameter, with a loft. Walls are straw bale in-fill, to be stuccoed on both sides. Materials consist of both old and new, re-using old materials where feasible. Post and beams come from a local 100 yr. old barn while roof joists are new. Construction is expected to be completed in 2001. Power will be generated onsite by a wind turbine and solar panels with a backup generator. Radiant floor heating in an earthen floor will be installed. A composting toilet will be used and a simple greywater system installed. Some pictures of the project follow. More stuff will be posted as the project continues... |
 Post & beam structure with a 24 ft. center post |
 Roof joists going up with the help of 2 neighbor boys |
 I-beam roof joists |
 Lupo - Cavedog team member - in charge of keeping watch over things |
Those first pieces of plywood on the roof - why couldn't they all have been so easy.
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 Jim - designer & builder |
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 First row of roofing ... it's a good thing we didn't know how long it would take to roof the entire thing! |
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last updated 1/12/01