Straw Bale Building Details

The must-have book for anyone building with straw bale Documents the wisdom and experience of dozens of architects, engineers, and builders Builds on the straw bale revival of the late 80's and brings the methods and books of the early 90's up-to-date Meets the International Residential Code of 2015, adopted across the US, and which the CASBA team was instrumental in writing. An invaluable guide to aid with design, avoid costly mistakes, increase construction efficiency, and achieve desired energy performance goals. Discusses the building science behind how these wall systems work. Uses accessible illustrations of properly installed architectural and structural elements. Loaded with design and construction tips that facilitate the build Supplies insights about how design impacts cost. Documents effective practices and innovations in site-built straw bale construction that have been developed since the straw bale revival of the 1980s. Explains functions of the straw bale wall assembly components without being prescriptive, inviting further innovation. Describes the overall design and building process while including options and alternative methods, inviting readers to make informed choices.

Audience
Architects, engineers, contractors, owner-builders, building code officials, municipalities, designers, and contractors

International

Straw bale building is popular in the UK and Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and elsewhere in Asia. the book will contain the new, revised International residential Code (IRC) for straw bale construction. A number of countries base their domestic codes on the IRC. In the case of straw bale construction, the IRC is the 'go to' world-wide as the main source of regulatory guidance. a list of countries that explicitly use the IRC can be found here: https://www.iccsafe.org/international-code-adoptions/