Straw bale construction in Atlantic Canada

It explores and documents the design and performance of bale buildings in the region and, to a degree, the decision making process that led to those designs, by profiling information about the owners, and the nature of the sites on which we find the buildings. [...] Straw Bale Projects iii Straw Bale Construction in Atlantic Canada______________________________________________________ 1.0 Executive Summary This report examines the evolution of straw bale construction in Atlantic Canada between the years 1993 and 2006 with the intent of capturing the best straw bale building practices in the region. [...] Complementing the report is a large format map and a database of the profiled projects, as well as a video documentary of the first Straw Bale Builders Gathering in the region. [...] One of the biggest challenges of creating the database was that the framework of the survey continued to evolve as the project unfolded. [...] Each time penetrations were made in the building skin the owners were impressed by the freshness of the straw and the condition of all structural elements.