Building with Straw (3 Vols)
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Year of release
- 1998
- Year of production
- 1998
- Subjects
- Architecture
- Keywords
- construction materials; ecological design; straw
Distribution Formats
- Type
- VHS
- Format
- NTSC
- Price
- $19, $22, $29
- Availability
- Sale
- Year
- 2005
Sections
- Title
- Straw bale workshop, A
- Synopsis
- This video covers the basics of strawbale construction in this condensation of a weekend workshop. Shows a group of volunteers gaining hands-on experience constructing a two-storey post-and-beam-and-bale greenhouse on to a century old lodge.
- Duration
- 73 mins
- Title
- Straw bale home tour, A
- Synopsis
- Shows what a straw bale house look like by visiting ten straw bale structures, ranging from a simple owner-built home costing $7.50 a square foot to a custom-built, bank-financed house costing $100.00 dollars a square foot.
- Duration
- 68 mins
- Title
- Straw bale code testing
- Synopsis
- Documents the results of recent tests on straw bale wall systems. Includes New Mexico certified laboratory tests for wind load and fire resistance for both plastered and unplastered 2-wire bale walls. Results of the Arizona compression tests and Canadian moisture tests are also presented.
- Duration
- 40 mins
Distributor
- Name
Black Range Films
- Web
- http://www.strawbalecentral.com/index.html External site opens in new window
- Fax
- +1 505 895 3326
- Address
- Star Rt 2, Box 119
Kingston
New Mexico 88042
USA
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