All Entries in the "Planning and Development" Category
ADRA Straw Bale Housing in China
To those of us in the straw bale community this is not a new story, but ongoing coverage is great to see. Kelly Lerner of One World Design has made a huge impact in China and Mongolia by helping the people build bale homes that are far superior to the brick homes common in the [...]
Binghamton selling property for new straw bale home
The City of Binghampton, NY is selling a piece of property that will soon have an affordable straw bale house built on it. The organization Community Potential, Inc., a subsidiary of the Binghamton Housing Authority, will be buying and develop the property. The City of Binghamton will be selling the property for $1.
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Alabama’s first publicly funded straw bale home
An affordable straw bale housing unit will be built with public funds as the State of Alabama’s first. A brief story appears on the local News 10 website with video. Follow the link for more information.
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Happy Cows and Fish
Because development and land-use issues are important topics of ssustainability small inventions such as this cattle access point to streambeds could have a huge impact on our western streams.
At Montana State University a student designed and tested such an access technology. You can read about it here.
Basically, the cattle are not allowed to walk along [...]
