Links/Resources

Natural Building Websites:

Canelo Project - Athena and Bill Steen, co-authors of "The Straw Bale House", "The Beauty of Straw Bale Homes" and the latest book(published in May 2005) "Small Strawbale"
www.caneloproject.com

The Last Straw Journal - The International Journal of Straw Bale and Natural Building
www.thelaststraw.org

Pleonastic Frenzies - Mark Piepkorn - A nice/smart/modest person I know.
www.potkettleblack.com
He is an associate editor of Environmental Building News.
Check out the book called "Green Building Products - The GreenSpec Guide to Residential Building Materials" Edited by Alex Wilson and Mark Piepkorn

Adobe Alliance- Simon Swan
www.adobealliance.org/

Straw Bale Association of Nebraska - SBAN provides information, assistance and resources to promote and develop straw bale construction.
www.strawhomes.com/sban/

greenhomebuilding.com hosted by Kelly Hart - wide range of information about sustainable architecture and natural building.
www.greenhomebuilding.com

Building With Awareness - The construction of a hybrid home
A DVD VIDEO on green home building with straw bale and other natural materials
www.buildingwithawareness.com

Thomas J. Elpel
http://www.DirtCheapBuilder.com

Geiger Research Institute of Sustainable Building
www.grisb.org

Blue Rock Station - Alternative Building Technique and more
www.bluerockstation.com

A House of Straw - Carolyn Roberts
http://www.houseofstraw.com

Natural Home & Garden
www.naturalhomeandgarden.com

World Hands Project
www.worldhandsproject.org

Surfin' Strawbale
www.strawhomes.com/surfinstrawbale/

The Baleheats Project
www.strawhomes.com/balehearts/

Japanese Sites:

Satochi Network
http://www.mizumidori.jp/satochi/

Mokunet
http://mokunet.or.jp/index.html

Resources - Architects:

Jeff Shelden Architect (Montana)
http://www.prairiewindarch.com/

Alfred von Bachmayr Architect (New Mexico)
www.worldhandsproject.org

Resources - Tools / Materials:

Alternating Stairs
http://www.monolithic.com/gallery/homes/clark/pictorial2.html
http://www.lapeyrestair.com/

Chopped Straw
Chipper/Shredders
www.bearcatproducts.com

Hammermills
www.aaoobfoods.com/hammermills.htm

www.hammer-mill-pulverizer.com/

Stucco Sprayer
Stucco Wall Sprayer
see the image

Natural Bamboo Pinning Stakes
Butler Box and Stake, Inc
1-800-666-0606
www.butlerbamboo.com

Natural Fiber Insulation
Ultra touch
www.bondedlogic.com

Mixers
IMER
http://www.imerusa.com/mixers_SVSM.htm

Radiant Heat Floors
Wirsbo Products
www.wirsbo.com

Radiant Heating/Plumbing
http://www.rehau-na.com/rehau.construction/heating.and.plumbing/program.overview.html

Radiant Heat Engineering Firm
Energy A.D.
e-mail:<eadfust@yahoo.com>

Anahiki Log Saw
Highland Hardware
www.highlandhardware.com

Hand Forged Timber Frame Tools
Barr Specialty tools
www.barrtools.com

Catalog of Fine Woodworking Tools
The Japan Woodworker
www.japanwoodworker.com

Non-Toxic Paints and Linseed Oils
BioShield Paint Company
www.bioshieldpaint.com

PolyPro Earth Bags
Arizona Bag Company
602-272-1333

Timber Framers Guild
www.tfguild.org

Insulated Roof Panels
http://www.hylsamex.com/galvacer/galvamet/default.htm
http://www.insulated-panels.com/index.htm

Steel homes/Red Iron
http://www.excalibursteel.com/process.htmDVD’s
http://www.buildingwithawareness.com

Merkrete - Shower pan liner
http://www.merkrete.com/merkrete/hg-one-01.htm

Wood Timber Framing Oak Pegs
Scott L. Northcott Wood Turning
603-756-4204

Resources - Other:

Explaining it all
Colloquium by Bruce A. Silverberg
http://www.networkearth.org/naturalbuilding/natbild.html

Natural Building by Michael Smith
http://www.networkearth.org/naturalbuilding/colloquium.html

Overview of Techniques by Joseph F. Kennedy
http://www.networkearth.org/naturalbuilding/overview.html

The Building Codes by David Eisenberg
http://www.networkearth.org/naturalbuilding/codes.html

Resources - Books on Conventional Building

Building with Masonry Brick, Block & Concrete - Dick Kreh - Taunton Press
The Best of Fine Homebuilding - Foundations & Concrete Work - Taunton Press
Plumbing a House - Peter Hemp - Taunton Press
Graphic Guide to Frame Construction - Details for builders and designers - Rob Thallon - Taunton Press
Code Check Series - Taunton Press
• Building- A Field Guide to the Building Codes
• Electrical – A Field Guide to Wiring a Safe House
• Plumbing – A Field Guide to the Plumbing Codes
• A Field Guide to Building a Safe House
Basic Engineering for Builders - Max Schwartz - Craftsman Book Company

Resources - Books on Natural Building
A Timber Framer’s Workshop - Joinery, Design & construction of Traditional Timber Frames - Steve Chappell
Build it with Bales Version Two - Matts Myhrman and S.O. MacDonald
The Straw Bale House - Steen, Steen, Bainbridge - Chelsea Green Publishing Company
Earthbag Building - Kaki Hunter and Donald Kiffmeyer - New Society Publishers
The Natural Plaster Book - Cedar Rose Guelberth and Dan Chiras - New Society Publishers
More Straw Bale Building - Chris Magwood and Peter Mack - New Society Publishers
Japanese Plaster Magazine vol.1,2,3 - Kenchiku Shiryou Kenkyusha

Picture and Table Top Books see more...
Small Strawbale - Natural homes, Projects & Designs - Steen, Steen & Bingham - Gibbs Smith Publisher
The Beauty of Straw Bale Homes - Athena and Bill Steen - Chelsea Green
The New Straw Bale Home - Catherine Wanek - Gibbs Smith Publisher
Built by Hand - Komatsu’s and Steen’s - Gibb Smith Publisher
A Japanese Touch for your Home - Koji Yagi
A Japanese Touch for your Garden - Seike, Kudo, Engel
Building Bamboo Fences - Isao Yoshida (Yoshikawa) - Graphic-sha publishing Co.,Ltd.