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Straw-bale construction is a building method that uses bales of straw (usually wheat [2] straw) as structural elements, building insulation, or both. This construction method is commonly used in natural building or "brown" construction projects.
[2] [3] In a strawbale house, a truth window is often used to show the walls are actually made from straw bales. A small section of a wall is left unplastered on the interior, and a frame is used to create a window which shows only straw, which makes up the inside of the wall. [4] Many designs exist for truth windows.
Building a wall out of cob Cob , cobb , or clom (in Wales) is a natural building material made from subsoil , water, fibrous organic material (typically straw ), and sometimes lime . [ 1 ] The contents of subsoil vary, and if it does not contain the right mixture, it can be modified with sand or clay.
An architectural drawing or architect's drawing is a technical drawing of a building (or building project) that falls within the definition of architecture.Architectural drawings are used by architects and others for a number of purposes: to develop a design idea into a coherent proposal, to communicate ideas and concepts, to convince clients of the merits of a design, to assist a building ...
A mud and stud wall in Tumby Woodside, Lincolnshire "Mud and stud" is a similar process to wattle and daub, with a simple frame consisting only of upright studs joined by cross rails at the tops and bottoms. Thin staves of ash were attached, then daubed with a mixture of mud, straw, hair and dung. The style of building was once common in ...
Straw is an abundant agricultural waste product, and requires little energy to bale and transport for construction. For these reasons, straw bale construction is gaining popularity as part of passive solar and other renewable energy projects. [3] Wheat straw can be used as a fibrous filler combined with polymers to produce composite lumber. [4]
Producing split straw of sufficient length was the key technical innovation making OSSBs possible. OSSB is thus sometimes referred to as oriented split straw board. [ 4 ] Formaldehyde free resin is added to the straw and the fibres are oriented for strength and appearance, and shaped into a mat through directional mat forming.
With the occasional exception of a waggon, containing an additional half-load, it is the only vehicle used for the conveyance of hay and straw, and the return of dung, round the roads of the metropolis, and seems calculated to carry just a load, consisting of 18 cwt., divided into thirty-six trusses of hay, or the same number of straw ...