Building A Straw Bale House In Nz

A specified intended life of 15 years on a building consent for the addition of straw bale infill walls to a house.

Building a straw bale house in nz. So far their straw bale passive house has cost 400 000 to build but ben made the point the labour was free the design costs were minimal and i have been collecting native timber for years. Straw bale houses were developed in america and are rising in popularity. Little pig building company more than just a builder. If you d like to discuss the possibilities of straw bale building don t hesitate to get in touch.

The authority s concerns appear to be compliance of the straw bale wall system with clause b2 durability refer paragraph 3 2. Straw can be grown in less than half a year in contrast to timber which can take up to 20 years to grow timber for a house. Kathryn ryan radio nz. After living for 30 years in motueka new zealand author jillian sullivan moved to central otago and built a straw bale house.

First straw bale house in new zealand 5 comments phil kitchin on september 4 2016 at 12 55 am said. Architect and ebanz member min hall s master of architecture thesis. They are a high quality home with much better attributes thermally and. Those wanting to build a straw bale house would need to engage an experienced designer and do the analysis to apply for a building permit as an alternative solution under the building code.

A much more sustainable material. As chair of the standards new zealand standards australia joint technical committee for earth building bd 083 i rejected an approach made around 1996 to enlarge our work to write strawbale standards for australasia despite the wide range of building methods that utilise both earth and straw. The eyers paid 10 a bale for their straw from a farm in hawea flat just 6km away. Strawmark a personal building company that you can trust passionate about quality and producing homes that have soul and integrity.

In the latest episode mike hodges and catherine mann set out to build their first home together a straw bale house on an exposed rocky outcrop in luggate near wanaka. Mr crawford said he had built six straw bale homes in the rotorua district and had been building them for about 20 years. 1 3 the matter to be determined 2 is therefore whether the authority was correct in the. Jillian was interviewed recently on radio nz national on building the straw bale house and how to carry on when all things fall apart.

We built our place in 1996 7 and yes it was the first straw bale house but peter kyndiisci had built a barn using straw bales before us somewhere in nelson i think.