A well-built straw bale home can save up to 75 per cent on heating and cooling costs. The natural cooling cycles of the planet are enough to keep the house cool all summer long, say experts.

A time-honored method of construction will find new expression as a Columbia building company shows off its home built of prefabricated straw bale panels. The house, which its builders believe is ...

During winter months, when straw supplies ... single round bale or a square bale up to 2.4m long once an extension platform has been added to the basic tilting feed deck. As for prices, the ...