The walls, stuccoed outside and earth plastered inside have an adobe-like feel. They are wide and flexible yet dense and air tight, lending to greater performance in earthquakes and have recently proven to fare better in fire than wood frame structures. Setting fire to a stawbale wall has been compared to lighting a match to a phone book; the density doesn't allow air flow.

One might think rodents would enjoy living in our straw walls. Not so; unlike haybale, there is no food value in strawbale and once again there is no air to breath.

Learn more about strawbale building: sbregistry.greenbuilder.com, or www.strawbuilding.org

We are glad to have chosen John Till of Till Construction, LLC, as our General Contractor. Johns' experience and professionalism is clearly evident. With an eye for detail and finish work, John has successfully led our building project to completion.