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OE Straw Bale Construction Portal - OBOA Resources

http://www.sbportal.ca/5ws/who.shtml

Who builds straw bale buildings? Who can help me with my project? Local and provincial/state level bale building associations and coalitions like the Ontario Straw Bale Building Coalition. Can provide educational and regulatory support. Professional straw bale builders and straw bale construction consultants can provide a variety of services. Friends, family, neighbours, and coworkers can be pressed into services as cheap labour on your project.

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OE Straw Bale Construction Portal - OBOA Resources

http://www.sbportal.ca/5ws/when.shtml

When did straw bale construction begin? It is generally thought that straw bale construction began in the Sand Hills area of Nebraska around the advent of the square baler more than 100 years ago. When did the modern revival of bale building begin? The modern revival of bale building started about 25 years ago in parts of the south western United States. Modern bale buiding in Canada began about 20 years ago.

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DNA.CA - Hank Carr

http://www.dna.ca/lily/index.shtml

Lily is the second daughter of Hank and Anita Carr. She's growing like a weed, loves the camera, and generally enjoys life in her straw bale house with her mommy and daddy, cats, and fish. She loves it when sister Melissa comes home from school to visit.

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DNA.CA - Hank Carr

http://www.dna.ca/hank/index.shtml

And in PDF form.

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DNA.CA - Hank Carr

http://www.dna.ca/aboutdna/index.shtml

Is the private email and web domain of Hank Carr. And has been in continuous service since early 1996. Is the DNA.CA domain name for sale? Which does not include a serious offer with a dollar value attached will be ignored.

sbportal.ca

OE Straw Bale Construction Portal - Resources

http://www.sbportal.ca/resources/index.shtml

The Organic Environments Straw Bale Construction Portal Resources page includes a number of resources which will help you to collect information for and to plan your straw bale construction project. We have scoured the internet for the most relevent straw bale construction related documents and research. These documents and research support and are linked to by the answers in our Frequently Asked Questions.

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OE Straw Bale Construction Portal - Straw Bale Plans

http://www.sbportal.ca/plans/index.shtml

Straw Bale Home Plans. 10 x 14 Workshop Building. This series of one and one half storey two bedroom light frame. Are you a designer, architect or engineer? Do you want to contribute to the straw bale construction movement? Do you want to get your ideas in front of a broad, international straw bale audience? Please visit our Straw Bale Professionals Page.

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OE Straw Bale Construction Portal - OBOA Resources

http://www.sbportal.ca/5ws/why.shtml

Why build with straw bales? Straw bales are an infintely renewable agricultural waste product. In most places good quality straw bales are available locally. Buying straw bales from local farmers can dramatically increase the profitability of small, family run farms. Straw bale buildings are beautiful, energy efficient, and very strong and are expected to last for generations.

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OE Straw Bale Construction Portal - OBOA Resources

http://www.sbportal.ca/5ws/what.shtml

What is straw bale construction? Straw bale construction is a way to use an infinitely renewable agricultural waste product to build beautiful, energy efficient, and incredibly strong homes and buildings. What does a straw bale building look like? Straw bale buildings look like stucco buildings with a smoother wall surface. They have an old world look with thick exterior walls and beautiful interior window details. They can fit well into any neighbourhood urban, suburban, or rural.