The Camp Kawartha project ended up with 10 extra barrels of well-soaked lime putty and is making them available at super bargain rates to whoever can come and...
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Jon farrell
farrellservices
Aug 14, 2009 8:12 pm
Dear Friends, Please consider giving some of your time to a new non-profit environmental education center. Thank you! Straw Bale Building Call for...
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Jon farrell
farrellservices
Aug 21, 2009 5:02 am
Dear Friends, We have added on August 26, 27 and 28th to the work party dates. Hope we can see some you there! We are baling now and will plaster soon. It's...
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bob@...
roverdrover7...
Aug 21, 2009 1:21 pm
Just a quick note to add to Tizzy's. I'm one of the volunteers working on their project and want to say how very pleasant the company is, how much I'm...
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nebraskasblady
Aug 22, 2009 3:54 pm
The Last Straw has some exciting news to share with everyone about a new effort to expand the presence of The Last Straw Journal on the worldwide web, and to...
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Chris Green
hraefn_2
Sep 15, 2009 9:03 am
In this months' Fine Homebuilding offerings online, there's a blog article about a device named Air Tap, from a company named AirGenerate. Rather than try to...
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hjwiersma@...
henrywiersma
Sep 15, 2009 10:32 am
Hi Chris The Air Tap sounds great for the summer months and especially in my old damp basement. It winter time, however, we would need to make up the heat...
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Roger Benham
guildsman55
Sep 15, 2009 12:51 pm
Hello People, By the sound of it, does it matter if it was inside or out? If it works by using a temperature reduction, would it matter if it was inside or...
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Chris Green
hraefn_2
Sep 16, 2009 6:37 am
... I don't know how noisy the unit is- probably not very, but I can't say for certain since I just learned about this. The unit costs $699 US, according to...
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nzsven
Sep 16, 2009 6:02 pm
I live in New Zealand where heat pumps are very common. It seems the Airtap is a heat pump which is being used to heat domestic hot water. Heatpumps can work...
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Leslea
leslea_kate
Sep 16, 2009 6:19 pm
This sounds like a good idea... I'm just wondering if such a system would be a supplemental system to a regular hot water tank... Ie: if you could run it on...
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scotanthony
Sep 23, 2009 1:16 am
What banks are people having luck with re mortgaging? We're presently with CIBC and are wanting to get as far away from them as possible. Scotiabank says they...
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ben@...
Sep 23, 2009 9:01 pm
Hi there, I am not sure where you are located however I believe the Ontario Straw Bale Building Coalition maintains a list of institutions and local branches...
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scott Jowett
scotanthony
Sep 23, 2009 11:54 pm
Thanks Ben, CIBC (Beaverton) was initially great for us, gave us a building mortgage for an off-grid, straw bale house. Unfortunately their staff has changed...
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Webmail strawbus
tinather
Sep 24, 2009 12:02 am
Hello there! As Ben mentions, it should be possible to obtain a mortgage in Ontario. Many former clients have found 'creative' ways to obtain a mortgage for...
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cmbrughsurvey
Oct 6, 2009 10:44 am
Hi, I'm new to Straw Bale Construction. I would like some practical tips/considerations/info, etc. on adding straw bales to an existing home. We are looking...
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Joyce
nebraskasblady
Oct 6, 2009 4:25 pm
You live in a state where there are many professionals (architects, engineers, builders and others) who can help you determine the best way to use bales for...
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Leslea
leslea_kate
Oct 6, 2009 6:45 pm
There are a number of books on the subject of SB construction & many of them show buildings which have been retro-fit with SB walls for insulation purposes. ...
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cmbrughsurvey
Oct 7, 2009 11:59 am
Wow Joyce, thank you! Fantastic info and lots to think about. I will check out what you've given me, and write back when I have more questions. and, small...
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cmbrughsurvey
Oct 7, 2009 11:59 am
Leslea, thanks so much for all the great info, and all. I'll check it out more, and am sure to have many more questions along the way! Good luck to you in...
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Leslea
leslea_kate
Oct 7, 2009 5:50 pm
YW, but like I said... I've just read a lot & some stuff just seems common sense. I'm looking all the time & with any luck, I'll have a place sometime within...
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Chris Green
hraefn_2
Oct 9, 2009 6:10 am
Here's a link to an update on the straw bale houses one of the Councils in Linconshire, UK is building:I believe I gave a shout out about this project early...
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Mark
greenth2000
Oct 9, 2009 11:36 am
Thank you Chris for the links. The Balehaus passive house project by White Design of ModCell pedigree is also worthy of note. ...
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Hywel Lewis
another_luddite
Oct 9, 2009 4:58 pm
The houses at Waddington are indeed fantastic. They are classed as "affordable housing" - i.e. they tick all the national government-set boxes and come in at...
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Chris Green
hraefn_2
Oct 14, 2009 9:49 am
... Thanks for the link: it's an attractive buillding. I'm familiar with ModCel, of course, but hadn't run across this project before. Pre-fab SB panels are...
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Chris Green
hraefn_2
Oct 14, 2009 10:01 am
... Now that's impressive....£80k is a lot less than the cost of an average house here in B.C., even in the rural areas. [snip] ... My congratulations-- and...
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Chris Green
hraefn_2
Dec 2, 2009 4:04 am
It might be old news to some of you, but I thought I'd pass on this info about FaASBA's straw bale building posters: FASBA, the European Straw Bale Building...
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Hywel Lewis
another_luddite
Dec 2, 2009 7:01 pm
From squinting at the previews of the these posters I'm a little bit wary to be honest. Especially the loadbearing research - the photos seem to show simple...
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Chris Green
hraefn_2
Dec 5, 2009 8:28 pm
... I stand corrected. Thanks. It would be nice if Fasba would kindly put larger images of the posters up on their page so one could look at the detials more...
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Chris Green
hraefn_2
Dec 10, 2009 12:28 am
While driving through town just a few moments ago, I looked at a house under construction. One of the workers is placing trim around the roof line, and I...
