The big bad wolf gave straw houses a pretty bad reputation. But it turns out straw bale houses are incredibly strong and energy efficient. The... Oct 05, 2009 — The big bad wolf gave straw houses a ...

Every child knows that the little pig who built his house from straw soon had to move in with his brother, but if he did the same thing today his choice of building material would be seen as much ...

BOISE, Idaho — After a year in his straw-bale house on Boise Avenue, Mark Lung says the house has saved him money, conserved resources, provided a comfortable environment through four seasons and ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Yvon Chouinard and the architect who designed his Ventura, California, home explain why the waste material is the next step in the fight against climate change. Photo by Tim Davis and landscaping by ...

Thank you so much for the wonderful story about Lou Harrison’s Joshua Tree straw-bale house (“An Original Composition,” Feb. 12) and your important column on straw-bale construction (“It’s What’s ...

It huffed and puffed, but the 82-ton-force, earthquake-simulation shake table could not knock down the straw house designed and built by University of Nevada, Reno alumna and civil engineer Darcey ...

The straw bale home of Elise Lang and her husband, Michael Pierce, was finished in 2001. SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH Winding under the canopy of trees shading the long driveway, goats and sheep peered at ...

Fletcher and Boeck say straw provides oustanding insulation from noise and outdoor weather. Architects measure insulation by a scale called R-value, and Boeck said the straw-bale house will measure ...

In Clinton, Mary Ellen Blakey is building a straw house even the Big Bad Wolf couldn’t blow down. Nearly 10 years ago, Blakey read a magazine article about straw bale houses, which piqued her ...

Roberta Strickler Jan 19, 2007 Jan 19, 2007 Updated Sep 11, 2013 Straw bale houses of the western Nebraska prairies were comfortable places built where there were no trees or sod. In Lancaster County, ...