ADRA Straw Bale Housing in China
Jeff Ruppert | Aug 12, 2009 | Comments 0
Photo courtesy of ADRA
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 region.
As Kelly writes on her website “Strawbale construction is well suited for the cold, dry climate of northeastern China and Inner Mongolia. For the last five years, I’ve worked with the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) and the Chinese Center for Environmentally Sustainable Technology Transfer (CESTT) to introduce and adapt strawbale construction to China. Starting with a single strawbale school in 1999, the ongoing project works directly with local communities and has built over 600 houses in 5 Chinese provinces.”
Seems like the number of houses has grown to 2,000 in China alone. This fact alone means that China may have more bale buildings than the U.S. before too long. What an amazing story!
To read the latest coverage from ADRA (Adventist Development and Relief Agency) follow this link:
ADRA: ADRA Straw Bale Housing Becomes an Eco-Friendly Solution for Post-Earthquake China.
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