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2010 - Straw Bale Vegetable Barn, Pickering, ON
Click photo to see album Designer: Straworks Straworks
Involvement: everything except foundation, green roof and heating/cooling system. Construction: conc. block stem wall with slab; 2x6 ext. loadbearing frame; straw bales on edge; earthen &
lime plastered walls & ceilings; cotton batt ceiling insulation; geothermally heated & cooled; rough cut soft wood
doors & shutters; roof by Restoration Gardens Inc. 2010 - Straw Bale House, Howe Island, ON
Click photo to see album Designer: Deirdre McGahern & Owners Straworks Involvement: design & drafting of plans, bale work, plastering contractor Construction: concrete block stem wall with slab; Straworks Building System; straw bales on the flat with cement-lime
plaster; woodstove with electric heat back-up heat; steel roof 2009 - Switch Grass House, Kahawake, Mohawk Territory Click photo to see album Designer: Owners with consultation from Deirdre McGahern & Jen Feigin
on framing system and straw bale details Straworks Involvement: consulting,
design & drafting of straw bale details, bale work, plastering contractor Construction:
slab-on-grade foundation; larsen posts and box beam framing; switch grass bales on edge with cement-lime plaster; radiant
heating |
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2009
- Straw Bale House, Verona, Ontario Click photo to see album Builder: Owner and crew blog
Designer: Dale Brownson
Straworks Involvement: plastering
contractor, straw bale work Construction: slab-on-grade foundation; modified post and beam
framing; straw bales on the flat with cement-lime plaster; in-floor radiant heating & woodstove
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2009 - Straw Bale
House, Perth, Ontario Click photo
to see album Designer: Donna Hurtubise with consultation
from Deirdre McGahern Straworks
Involment: framing exterior walls & roof; installing sleel roof; installing window & doors; building straw
bale walls & plastering; installing ceiling straping & vapour barrier; installing tongue & groove ceiling; installing
cellulose insulation in attic; installing exterior siding & soffit & fascia. Construction: ICF foundation; larsen post framing; straw bales on flat with
cement-lime plaster; in-floor radiant heating
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2009 - Straw Bale House, Utterson, Ontario Click photo to see album Builder: Alcock Construction Designer: Steve Alcock
Straworks Involvement:
plastering contractor, straw bale contractor, consulting Construction: ICF foundation;
2x6 stick frame; straw bales on edge with cement-lime plaster;
in-floor radiant heating |
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2008 - Straw Bale North Wall of House, Ashburn, Ontario Click photo to see album Designer:
s.h.e.d. Straworks Involvement: plastering contractor
Construction: North wall is wood framed with straw bale insulation and cement-lime plaster
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2008
- Straw Bale House, Huntsville, Ontario Click photo
to see album Builder: Owners Designer: Dale Brownson
Straworks Involvement:
plastering contractor Construction: concrete
block foundation; post and beam framing; straw bales on the flat with cement-lime plaster; in-floor radiant heating
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2008 - Framed Floor,
Gravenhurst, Ontario Click photo
to see album Builder: Owners Designer: Dale Brownson
Straworks Involvement:
floor framing contrator
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2008 - Straw Bale
Kuti, Cavan, Ontario Click photo
to see album Involvement: everything
listed below Construction:
rubble trench foundation with used carpet liner; rock peirs with 3-2x8 beam; 2x10 framed floor with plywood subfloor; larsen
post exterior wall framing; blown-in cellulose insulation between floor and ceiling joists; second hand windows and doors;
straw bales on edge and mini straw bales (16"x9"x11") in gable end walls; rough cut pine tongue and groove
ceiling, soffit and fascia; cement-lime plaster; galvanized steel roof
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2008 - Earth
Bag Foundation, Harriston, Ontario
Click photo to see album Designer:
Owner Straworks Involvement: crew member Construction: earth bag foundation on rubble trench
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2008 - Annie's
Garden Shed, Toronto Botanical Gardens
Click photo
to see album Designer: Jen Feigin
of Green Hammer Construction Straworks
Involvement: crew member for framing, plastering, soffit & fascia and window and door
installation
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2007 - Straw Bale Artist
Studio, Warkworth OntarioClick photo
to see album Designer: Straworks Straworks Involvement: everything listed below
Construction: pier foundation; larsen post framing; straw bales on flat with
interior lime and exterior cement-lime plaster; electic heat; Homestead House Inc. Milk Paint & Eco-House Inc. Silicate
Dispersion paints; hemp crete window seats
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2007 - Straw Bale House, Prince Edward County, Ontario Click photo to see album Designer: Owners Straworks
Involvement: framing window & door bucks; constructing & installing oak window sills; straw bale & plastering contractor
Construction: built on existing foundation; modified post & beam framing; straw bales on edge with cement-lime
plaster; masonry heater & radiant heating |
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2009 - Straw Bale Addition, Bobcaygeon, Owner
Click photo to see album Designer: Dale Brownson Straworks
Involvement: foundation, framing and straw bale walls crew member; plastering contractor
Construction: icf foundation; post & beam framing; straw bales on flat with cement-lime plaster; radiant
heating |
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2007 - Straw Bale House, Caledonia, Nova Scotia
Click photo to see album Designer: Owners Straworks
Involvement: framing window & door bucks, earthen plastering Construction:
poured concrete frost wall & slab; heritage timber frame; straw bales on edge with earthen & lime plaster; radiant
heating & wood stove |
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2006 - Straw Bale House, Orillia, Ontario
Click photo to see album Designer: Dale Brownson
Straworks
Involvement: crew member for straw bale walls Construction: slab-on-grade
foundation; post & beam beam framing; straw bales on flat with cement-lime plaster; radiant heating |
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2006 - Hemp Bale House, Queensborough, Ontario
Click photo to see album Builders: Peter Millican, Jane Millar, Ed Cooperis Designer: Jane Millar
Straworks
Involvement: hemp bale walls & plastering contractor Construction:
stem wall foundation with concrete slab; modified post & beam framing; hemp bales on flat with cement-lime plaster; radiant
heating with woodstove |
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2006 - Straw Bale Addition to House, Tweed, Ontario
Click photo to see album Designer: Dale Brownson
Straworks
Involvement: foundation & slab, framing, truss & steel roof instalation,
window & door instalation, bale work & plastering, attic insulation instalation
Construction: concrete block stem-wall foundation with slab; post and beam framing; straw bales on flat with
cement-lime plaster; wood stove
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2005 - Hemp Bale Canteen Washroom Facility, Centre Hastings Skate Park,
Madoc, Ontario
Click photo to see album Designer: Straworks
Straworks
Involvement: foundation, framing, steel roof installation, window & door installation, hemp bale walls, plastering
crew member, trim, siding, painting Construction: rubble trench foundation;
load-bearing construction with hemp bales on flat; cement-lime plastering by Camel's Back Construction; radiant heating: Eco-House Inc. Silicate Dispersion
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2005 - Hemp Bale House, Cooper, Ontario Click photo to see album Designer: Dale Brownson
Straworks
Involvement: straw bale walls & plastering
Construction:
pier foundation; timbre frame by Whippletree Timber Framing; switch grass bales on edge with cement-lime plaster; radiant heating |
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2004
- Straw Bale Sustainable Washroom Blow, H.R. Frink Centre, Plainfield, Ontario
Click photo to see album Designer: Chris Magwood and Dale Brownson
Straworks Involvement: foundation, framing, straw
bale walls, window installation, steel roof installation, soffit & fascia installation, earthen plastering, rain-screen
siding installation Construction:
cement
block foundation; load-bearing straw bale walls with earthen plastering; raidiant heating
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2004 - Hemp Bale House, Eldorado, Ontario
Click photo to see album Designer: Chris Magwood & Dale Brownson Straworks Involvement: crew member from start to closed-in Construction:
rubble trench & pier foundation; post & beam exoskeleton; hemp bale walls with bales on flat & earthen
plaster; radiant heating |
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2004 - Straw Bale House, Actinolite, Ontario
Designer: Dale Brownson Straworks
Involvement: crew member for installing the trusses and strapping the roof
Construction: slab-on-grade foundation; modified post & beam framing; organic rye straw bales from Wiseacres on flat with lime plaster; radiant heating |
