Annotated
Bibliography
Andrews, Robert. Home Page. Straw Bale Design Concepts. 21 Sept.
2002 <http:/www.balewatch.com/>.
● Provides examples of strawbale design and the considerations to make
regarding your personal design.
Bane, Peter. “Review ‑ Keeping the Wealth at Home.” Editorial. The Permaculture Activist
Feb. 1993: 26.
● An article discussing the need to take a new look at recycling and
what it means.
Christensen, Bill. Sustainable Building Sourcebook. 1994‑2000.
● Provides an overview of strawbale construction, including definition,
general guidelines and resources.
Glassford, John. “Environmental Benefits.” Introduction. Strawbale
Homebuilding. By Alan T Gray. Trentham: Earth Garden Books, 2000. 3, 4.
● Case studies of different strawbale homes projects throughout
Australia.
House of Straw ‑ Straw Bale Construction Comes of Age. 5 Nov. 2001. U.S Department of Energy. 22 Sept. 2002 <http://www.eren.doe.gov/buildings/documents/strawbale.html>.
● A U.S. Department of Energy study on the cost savings and energy
efficiency of strawbale construction. Also provides a brief history of
strawbale construction.
Magwood, Chris, and Peter Mack. “Speaking of Straw.” StrawBale
Building: How to plan, design & build with straw. Gabriola Island B.C.:
New Society Publishers, 2000. 13, 148.
● This book provides an overview of all types of strawbale
construction. Includes personal
experiences.
Marshall, Joyce, and Gene Marshall. Realistic Living. 18
Oct. 2002 <http://www.realisticliving.org/strawbale.htm#>.
● Strawbale homeowner’s personal page with links to pictures and
description of the advantages they have found in owning a strawbale home.
Menz, Des. “Windows.” Strawbale Homebuilding. By Alan T
Gray, P.E. Trentham: Earth Garden Books, 2000. 84.
● Case studies of different strawbale homes projects throughout
Australia.
Pierquet, Patrick L. “Plastered strawbale construction.” Online
posting. 22 Dec. 1996. 12 Oct. 2002 <http://library.wustl.edu/~listmgr/devel‑l/Dec1996/0112.html>.
● Discussion about finding information for strawbale construction in
underdeveloped countries.
Skinner, R Andrew. Personal interview. 10 Oct. 2002.
● Mr. Skinner is the co‑owner of Big Heart Builders. They have been in business for 7 years. They specialize in alternative construction
with an emphasis on strawbale homes.
Swearingen, John. Straw‑Bale Building FAQ’s. Skillful
Means Architecture. 29 Sept. 2002 <http://www.skillful‑means.com/strawbale/papers/strafaq.htm>.
● Brief list of answers to some of the most commonly asked questions
regarding strawbale homes.
Welcome to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Smart Communities
Network.
● An overview of the “Green” projects sponsored by the U.S.
Department of Energy.
Whitton,
● This article outlines the results for cost and energy efficiency in
a study comparing identical conventional constructed and strawbale constructed
homes.