The Straw Bale House
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The Straw Bale House By Athena Swentzell Steen, Bill Steen, David Bainbridge, David Eisenberg, 1994 Every aspect of low-cost, energy-efficient straw-bale building is covered by four longtime experts in the field. Color photos, black-and-whites, and schematics. 298 pages. Softcover. Review: Back in 1993, one of the articles in BackHome No. 13 was a six-page alternative-construction feature entitled “A Straw-Bale Revolution”. At that time, there existed no single book that covered all aspects of straw-bale housing in depth. Now, there is such a book The Straw Bale House, by Athena Swentzell Steen, Bill Steen, and David Bainbridge. Earlier, this team had authored a 44-page newsprint “inaugural version” on the same subject, entitled Plastered Straw-Bale Construction. The new 298-page work published by Chelsea Green takes that first offering to a new level, covering not only the history and the how-to, but addressing specific details that people who are considering building with straw will need to know: foundation options, basements, hybrid construction, window, floor, and roof considerations, and finishing details. It also addresses the benefits of building with straw (flexibility in design, cost, energy efficiency, minimal environmental impact, ease of construction, fire and seismic resistance) and the concerns that seem to arise (code compliance, moisture and pest resistance, insurance and financing). Aside from an excellent index and appendix, The Straw Bale House includes a crisp 16-page color center section and has the advantage of clear and informative black-and-white photography throughout.