Houses of straw - the rediscovery of strawbale building. Strawbales are a rather new, and very interesting building material: it is a sustainable, ecologically sound resource, available in abundance.
Strawbale walls achieve highest insulation values and offer a healthy, beautiful living environment. This video (6min 0sec)) is a trailer for a DVD called "Houses of Straw", shot in Germany. It shows the recent developments, many examples show the different possibilities of building with straw. In interviews with owner-builders, architects and experts we hear a lot of important aspects. And: an exciting fire test shows: straw bale walls don´t burn!
Straw has many useful qualities. Tied into bales it serves as a highly effective building material. You can build homes out of it. All you need is bales from the farmer next door, so solid foundations, and you're ready to go.
This video has a timelapse section of a crew building a simple strawbale building in Germany.
