Also, work has been done on another "eco-building" at ECOWORKS, a community garden project on the Hungerhill allotments in St. Ann's. Volunteers have been working on this exciting project since last October, and the walls up now! Straw bales are a low-impact, highly insulating and user-friendly building material. The construction process is highly inclusive, satisfying and fun.
Links: Previous reports: (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) | St. Anns Allotments Network | More info on strawbale building | A strawbale article | Article about Ecoworks
Building at start of day.
Interioir view.
Wall from previous work day.
Outside view.
Modern versions of daubing fork.
Preperation 1
Digging in extra straw
Mixing it in
Work in progress 1
Work in progress 2
Work in progress 3
Work in progress 4
Almost there
Finished 1
Finished 2
But does it smell of horshit?
16.02.2006 18:49
Hey! Maybe those zany americans could make use of this. I read that they need alot of new housing in the vicinity of New Orleans. Wash & Go housing.
We know where you live.
Crabsurdist
e-mail: Crabsurdistpolice@yahoo.co.uk
Great stuff!
16.02.2006 19:19
Lovely photos, what a brilliant looking project, my friend Adrian has done something similar in a back garden right in the heart of London (Finsbury Park) see http://www.wholewoods.co.uk/page.cfm?pageid=ww-comms (its the pic next to the roundhouse, with the glass doors)
Keep up the good work!
Graham Burnett
Homepage: http://www.spiralseed.co.uk
Agree - more of this please!
18.02.2006 20:29
Pete