2010 Ontario Straw Bale Building Coalition Annual General Meeting This year's AGM date has been set for *Sunday, March 28*. We are really hoping that you will...
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hankcarrcell
Mar 14, 2010 10:10 pm
Greetings straw bale enthusiasts. I just posted 15 pictures of my master shower project. I have now finished the framing, hyng the cement board, taped and...
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hankcarrcell
Mar 14, 2010 10:45 pm
Anita and I are considering running a two week long master straw bale construction workshop. We've been having a lot of inquiries from people looking for a...
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Chris Green
hraefn_2
Mar 26, 2010 12:37 am
Not straw bale, but..... Following up on a lead from Fine Homebuilding's newsletter, the following web page is about a house in Massachussets which produces...
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Chris Green
hraefn_2
Mar 26, 2010 12:44 am
I heard a news report about this on CBC and had to look it up. "Toronto is the first City in North America to have a bylaw to require and govern the...
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Sean Ford
drof_naes
Apr 7, 2010 4:32 pm
Hi Hank, Is the 2 Week Master Class Workshop moving forward or or is it too early to tell? In previous years you ran shorter introductory/(less expensive) work...
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hankcarrcell
Apr 7, 2010 4:36 pm
... Hi, Sean. We've set the date for this workshop for August 15-28, 2010. Here is the workshop details page from our website: ...
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hankcarrcell
Apr 7, 2010 4:38 pm
Hank and Anita Carr will be offering a 2 week Advanced Straw Bale Construction Workshop August 15 to 28, 2010 at their home in Spencerville, Ontario (30...
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azria_south
Apr 9, 2010 12:34 pm
Hi, Just joined the group and looking forward to reviewing the archives and photo files and wanted to introduce myself. My husband is retiring this year and...
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tinather
Apr 24, 2010 11:02 am
The Ontario Straw Bale Building Coalition (OSBBC) is hosting our annual tour on Sunday, May 16, from 10am-4pm. Homes and commercial spaces across the province...
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Chris Green
hraefn_2
Apr 30, 2010 1:11 am
April 29th, 2010 A Tall SB House in La Belle Province. Bonjour, pailleomanes. ( pron. pie-o-manes. Fr.= ' straw(bale) lovers' -- I just coined that one.....) ...
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tina therrien
tinather
Apr 30, 2010 1:19 am
We (Camel's Back Construction) built a house with a 3 storey tower in Centreville, ON ten years ago...I'm pretty sure the peak of the tower roof is 44', but...
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Leslea
leslea_kate
Apr 30, 2010 1:24 am
Beautiful. Thanks!...
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Chris Green
hraefn_2
Apr 30, 2010 1:28 am
... Well, there is the possibility of having a noisy competition here, ( if the heights are close enough to merit actual official measuring, and if the home...
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Leslea
leslea_kate
Apr 30, 2010 1:35 am
Well I have good news to share. I may be slow, but I get there in the end :D I've just gone through the joy of paperwork that is involved with the purchase of...
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Leslea
leslea_kate
Apr 30, 2010 1:38 am
Oops, that should say east from Red Deer, through STETTLER, then 100Km to Coronation. L...
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Chris Green
hraefn_2
Apr 30, 2010 1:42 am
April 29th, 2010 SB projects in the Lillooet, BC, area A while back I was informed that there are two sb houses in the Lillooet area, and found this blog about...
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Chris Green
hraefn_2
Apr 30, 2010 1:48 am
... Congratulations to the max! You got yourself a real bargain there. Cheers, Chris Green....
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Hank Carr
hankcarrcell
Apr 30, 2010 2:17 am
We have 70 feet of unsupported straw bale wall ranging from 18 feet to 25 feet tall wrapped around the south east corner of our house and ending just outside...
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Leslea
leslea_kate
Apr 30, 2010 2:31 am
Thanks! I'm SO looking forward to having my own space! L...
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Hank Carr
hankcarrcell
Apr 30, 2010 2:34 am
Congratulations, Leslea. One step closer to your dream bale house. A place of your own is a great feeling. Did you ever look at the Small House plans on the...
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Leslea
leslea_kate
Apr 30, 2010 2:38 am
It's in my favourite bookmarks :D I find that many of the designs have SO much going for them, that when the time comes, I'll probably take the features I...
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Joyce
nebraskasblady
Apr 30, 2010 2:19 pm
I don't have the measurement for height of these buildings and they are not in Canada bu just wanted to let you know there is a three-story sb building at...
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rebelclause
Apr 30, 2010 7:22 pm
Cool discussion. Thanks. -- tim Tim Pozza, Project Coordinator Roostbooster Bancroft Inc. Email: rebelclause@... ...
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Chris Green
hraefn_2
May 2, 2010 2:54 pm
Thanks. It looks like the solisterra folks wont be holding the title for long, if they get it. It will be a long time before anyone tries to go higher than...
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anne nonomus
cjgreenbuild
Jun 8, 2010 8:07 pm
Hello Folks, We're up about 10 minutes east of Bracebridge about to break ground for our post and beam strawbale home. I'm starting to count sticks and source...
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Ben Polley
ben@...
Jun 9, 2010 12:31 pm
Hi CJ, Congrats on getting your new home underway! We have worked on several projects in the Bracebridge area with one wrapped up just last week and another...
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Ben Polley
ben@...
Jun 9, 2010 12:57 pm
Hi all, While we had intended that we would not be adding further to our core group in the forseeable future, since having had Melanie Scott (grad of the SBD...
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Rick OBrien
strawbaler2000
Jun 9, 2010 2:21 pm
Hi Ben, Â Please see my attached resume. With regards to the junior site supervisor position you may be interested in my credentials. If my skills and...
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Rick OBrien
strawbaler2000
Jun 9, 2010 2:24 pm
Hi Ben, Â Please see my attached resume. With regards to the junior site supervisor position you may be interested in my credentials. If my skills and...
