Progress on the straw bale house build
As we enter the second half of the build, the days are getting noticeably shorter and there is a slight chill in the air. The sun still shines on my tent each morning, gently waking me from [...]
Prefabricated straw panels and lime stabilised earth – Podcast
In this episode of Building Sustainability we talk to Bee Rowan about prefabricated straw bale panels, Bee's background and lime stabilised earth in disaster relief areas.
Electrical cables in our straw bale home
The end of this week marks the halfway point of our build, and what an 8 weeks it has been so far! It’s hard to believe we now have electrical cables in the wall! Many of us have gone from [...]
Straw Bales go in the building, insulation time!
As we enter the halfway point and the straw bales are going in. I’m a little sad that we’ve hit this milestone. That said, I’m astonished at what we’ve accomplished! At the beginning of this [...]
The Build is Thundering Along – Earth Floors and Straw Bales
This week’s blog is written by Jodie Adamson. Jodie has been our superstar apprentice at Hartwyn for the last two builds. Our aim with the apprenticeship programme is to offer a middle step [...]