Why Straw Bales?

There are many reasons that we promote and are passionate about the use of straw bales in construction.

• Sustainability
• Energy Efficiency
• Highly insulating
• Healthy
• Natural
• Low fire risk
• Structurally sound
• Robust and durable
• Can be constructed affordably
• Tried and tested

 

A straw bale building can be:

• Load bearing – where the bales support the roof.
• Infill – where the roof is held up by a (usually) wooden frame and the bales provide the insulation and wall surface.
• Hybrid – A combination of the two methods above.
• Prefabricated panels – Panels, usually constructed within a wooden frame. Fabricated off site and erected on site in one go.
• Big bales – Building using the largest available commercial farm bales.

 

Ways of building:

• Self Build
• Contract Build
• Development