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Links

Ontario Straw Bale Building Coalition 

building science.com

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

Eco-House, Inc., Natural Products

Homestead House Paint Company inc.

Green Hammer Design & Construction

Chris Magwood

deGruchy's LIME WORKS 

Sustainable Building Design and Construction Program 

Algonquin College Heritage Institute  

 

Recommended Reading
 
More Straw Bale Building: A Complete Guide to Designing and Building with Straw by Chris Magwood, Peter Mack and Tina Therrien. New Society, 2005
 
Design of Straw Bale Buildings by Bruce King et al. Green Building Press, 2006

The New Strawbale Home
by Catherine Wanek. Gibbs Smith, 2003

The Not So Big House. by Sarah
Susanka. Taunton, 2001
 
Builder's Guide to Cold Climates: Details for Design and Construction. by Joseph Lstiburek. Taunton, 2001

A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction. by Christopher
Alexander et al. Oxford, 1977
 
Built by Hand: Vernacular Buildings Around the World. written by Bill Steen, Athena Steen, Eiko Komatsu and photographs by Yoshio Komatsu. Gibbs Smith, 2003
 
Prescriptions for A Healthy House: A Practical Guide for Architects, Builders & Homeowners. by Paula Baker-Laporte, et al. New Society, 2008. 

 

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