Patty Zishka’s great wall is being lessened. The straw-bale wall, 160 yards long as it snakes around her property on 75th Street a bit north of Valmont Road, is a few inches too tall. Someone — it was ...

After 11 years in a straw-bale home, Erik Lindbergh has only good things to say. “It’s not like the three little pigs, with the big bad wolf who’s going to blow it away,” Lindbergh said. His house in ...

In this straw bale home, a half-wall has been creatively placed to provide divisions of space without spoiling the room’s spaciousness. Thick, rounded straw bale walls provide ample space for wide ...

BOISE, Idaho — After a year in his straw-bale house on Boise Avenue, Mark Lung says the house has saved him money, conserved resources, provided a comfortable environment through four seasons and ...

The Straw Bale in the City 3-part series walks readers through the codes, costs, and construction of a straw-bale build on a non-rural property. Part 1 covers issues with building codes and managing ...

From outside, the house appears to be a Craftsman. Clapboard siding. Decorative kneebraces under the eaves. A big porch. But inside, the walls of this newly constructed Southeast Portland home once ...

In post and beam construction, straw bales serve as infill to form walls and provide insulation. The bales are stacked like big bricks and covered with stucco or plaster. With proper detailing, the ...

Dear Jim: I want a natural way to build an energy efficient house without plastics, foams, adhesives, etc. Straw bale houses seem to be natural. Is the straw bale construction efficient for low ...

BOISE – After a year in his straw-bale home on Boise Avenue, Mark Lung says the house has saved him money, conserved resources, provided a comfortable environment through four seasons and convinced ...

BOISE -- On a small lot tucked between conventional homes on Boise Avenue in Boise, Mark Lung is hard at work stacking bales of straw and mixing mud. He is building a new home using local, recycled ...

The slideshow that corresponds with this post is refusing to appear here. I'm trying to fix the problem. In the meantime, you can see the rest of the photos here. On Sunday, I shared photos of Jim ...

GIBSONBURG, Ohio (WTVG) - An old debate is causing new controversy in a small town. The immigration conversation has come to Gibsonburg, and tensions are high on both sides. A sign that greets you as ...