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Strawbale Construction Methods In The Research Proposal

Built in 1999 by Kevin and Helen Ireland. No cement or concrete used in building. Built with permission of Dartmoor National Park Authority; also serves as location for strawbale building seminars Strawbale building,

Monkton Wyld Court

Charmouth, Bridport

Dorset DT6 6DQ

Load-bearing strawbale walls on a raised wooden deck on telegraph pole "stilts," approximately 400 square meters, lime-plastered exterior, mud plastered interior, tin roof, underfloor straw insulation, stained glass window, built in 1999 during a workshop

Strawbale house

Cork Racecourse, Mallow

Co. Cork, Ireland

Load-bearing strawbale walls, lime-plastered exterior, thatched roof, built during a workshop as part of the Mallow Homes and Gardens Festival where it was the star of the show and was admired by thousands

Source: Strawbale Construction Co. 2009

Finally, in what many observers would describe as a "three little pigs"-type structure, but which the owner describes as a "woodland eco home which is a self sustainable and low carbon build," the house pictured in Figure 1 below is the first two-storey load-bearing strawbale construction structure in the UK which clearly demonstrates...

According to its designer and builder, "It is created from low impact and natural materials. It has an off grid system powered by the sun and the wind. It uses bio mass heating with coppiced wood from the woodland, a rainwater harvesting system and all waste is composted on site through an aquatron system" (Shiamh 1).
Figure 1. "Eco-Friendly" Strawbale House in Penwhilwr in St. Dogmael's

Source: http://www.gwaliaessences.co.uk/img/strawbalehouse.jpg

References

Leedy, Phillip D. 1997. Practical Research: Planning and Design (6th ed). Upper Saddle

River,

NJ: Prentice-Hall.

Pritchard, Mark Bigland & Adrian Pitts. 2006. "Evaluation of Strawbale Building: Benefits and Risks." Architectural Science Review 49(4): 372-373.

Shiamh, Rachel. 2008. Quiet Earth Project: Centre for Authentic Living. [Online]. Available:

http://www.gwaliaessences.co.uk/intro.htm.

Strawbale Building Co. 2009. [Online]. Available: http://www.strawbale-building.co.uk/index.

php?page=faq.

Zikmund, William C. 2000. Business Research Methods (6th ed.). Fort Worth, TX: Dryden

Press.

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References

Leedy, Phillip D. 1997. Practical Research: Planning and Design (6th ed). Upper Saddle

River,

NJ: Prentice-Hall.

Pritchard, Mark Bigland & Adrian Pitts. 2006. "Evaluation of Strawbale Building: Benefits and Risks." Architectural Science Review 49(4): 372-373.
http://www.gwaliaessences.co.uk/intro.htm.
Strawbale Building Co. 2009. [Online]. Available: http://www.strawbale-building.co.uk/index.
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