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 A typical Sonoran shack |
The Canelo Project and Casas Que Cantan ("Houses That Sing"): Bill Steen and Athena Swentzell Steen, straw-bale gurus and authors (with David Bainbridge) of the seminal Straw Bale House Book, have for many years been at the center of a grass-roots program to assist the people of Sonora, Mexico to replace cobbled-together shacks with comfortable homes made of straw and local recycled materials. Learn more about this project and how you can help at the Canelo Project web site. |
 A "House That Sings" made from baled straw and locally-recycled materials |
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The California Straw Building Association (CASBA) The Last Straw — A journal on straw-bale building The Surfin' Strawbale Links List — more straw-bale links than you can shake a bale needle at Skillful Means — Another of California's straw-bale design and construction firms (besides us, we mean) Some photos from David Bainbridge, co-author of The Straw Bale House Book A Brief History of Hay and Straw as Building Materials — pretty much just what it says! |
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Solar
Sail Art Project in Switzerland
— a beautiful, and functional solar
power plant.
PVPower.com — an extensive resource site on photovoltaic power generation MySolar.com — easy-to-access solar information using a "solution wizard" to help you learn about solar energy options define your needs American Solar Energy Society — extensive site with publications, Solar Today magazine, solar home tour listings, and much more |
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Building with Awareness — This web site is devoted to the aesthetic and environmental aspects of sustainable building materials. Its purpose is to inspire the viewer. The featured home has been on the Albuquerque Green Building Tour for the past two years. Some of its features are a small size, straw bale and adobe construction, passive solar design, interior and exterior mud plaster, 100% photovoltaic powered, and a rain water cistern to supply water for the toilet, the washing machine, and garden. The home puts aesthetics at an equal standing with sustainbility. EcoBusinessesLinks.com — A site dedicated to providing links to "green" businesses in a wide array of categories. Everything from houses to hotels, baby products to bookstores. More than 1400 links allow you the opportunity to research and choose sustainable alternatives for almost any purchase. |