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We are excited to announce that our current straw bale project, the Fallgren Naturally Healthy Home, is now registered with the Living Building Challenge seeking Net Zero Energy Building certification, which is a rigorous standard that will verify that the project used the land appropriately, considered beauty, and that this home is so energy efficient that …
Want to get hands-on and learn a lot about straw bale building in a short time from knowledgable teachers? Check out this 3 day straw bale building workshop presented by the CA Straw Building Association in Santa Cruz, CA in July. You’ll get to work on a real straw bale home alongside professionals like Jim …
The California Straw Building Association invites you to attend our annual conference. This year’s conference celebrates CASBA’s 20th anniversary and the amazing progress we’ve made bringing straw bale and other forms of natural, low-carbon building to life. Join this diverse range of building experts gathering to share, discuss, and collaborate. There will be presentations, tours, …
Stop by our booth during Earth Fair to see us (Simple Construct) and other members of CASBA (the CA Straw Building Association) and find out what’s new with straw bale building in San Diego. We’ve re-vamped our booth this year with lots of big, beautiful photos of recent straw bale projects from all over California. Come check it out! …
I hope you will join me, Rebecca Tasker of Simple Construct, on Oct 16, 2015 for this half day event covering the foundations of sustainability. Friday, October 16th, 10:00 am–3:00pm at the Energy Innovation Center, San Diego Learn about creating a healthy, beautiful and sustainable San Diego through Permaculture Design, Natural …
A rare opportunity to tour the new straw bale buildings at the Deer Park Buddhist Monastery Four curved straw bale buildings wrap around a central courtyard. A covered breezeway made of reclaimed timber connects them. With graceful super-insulated straw bale walls and passive solar orientation, these buildings will help the Sisters live comfortably in-tune with nature. Natural ventilation, efficient heating and cooling …
September 22 – As part of the 2015 San Diego Green Building Conference, architect Drew Hubbell, Project Manager Ed Earl, and I (Rebecca Tasker) will be presenting Building Zen, an overview of the nearly-completed 6,000 square foot straw bale nuns’ housing at the Deer Park Buddhist Monastery. Join us to hear about this unique project …
Thanks to everyone who came out for the Tour! 160+ people at 12 straw bale houses! Tour de Bale – straw bale home tour in San Diego Sunday, May 31, 2015, noon-4pm at locations all over San Diego County Experience for yourself some of the beautiful, efficient, & natural straw bale buildings in …
The Coast News attended one of our recent straw bale workdays at the Deer Park Monastery and produced this nice 4 min video.
In elementary school, I was obsessed with building my own house. As an introvert in a family of extroverts, I really wanted my own separate space, snug within its own four walls and roof. It didn’t need to be large, just big enough for a bed and a desk. Having no idea how to build …
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