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Green strawbale Questions

I'm considering building a home with straw insulation and stucco. Can it be done in NY, where temps reach below zero with wind chill?

— Bernard Fairport, NY

Harold Remlinger, AIA, LEED AP, NCARB

Answered by Harold Remlinger, AIA, LEED AP, NCARB

Warren, MI

DesignTeam Plus, LLC and Team-4-community, L3C

January 3, 2011

I'm considering building a home with straw insulation and stucco. Can it be done in NY, where temps reach below zero with wind chill?

— Bernard Fairport, NY

Answered by Harold Remlinger, AIA, LEED AP, NCARB on January 3, 2011

Is using a Kilz primer on an interior earthen plaster wall environmentally friendly? If not, is there a way to seal it and make it safe?

— Deborah Kushner Schuyler, VA

Answered by Benjamin Griffin, LEED AP on September 9, 2010

Would you recommend strawbale, rammed-earth, or CEB as a sustainable building method for a new home in East Texas?

— Debi J Fort Worth, TX

Answered by David Lavender on April 9, 2010

What do you think of websites that offer green home blueprints?

— Marcus Moore, North Hollywood, CA

Answered by Marc Ojanen & Shen-I Chiou on May 13, 2009

Where can I find sustainability or environmental impact comparisons between various structural approaches?

— Jack

Answered by Mick Dalrymple on June 19, 2008

What are the best green construction materials for framing a house on the rainy Oregon coast?

— Shane Daugherty, Coos Bay, OR

Answered by Peter Kellner on May 3, 2007

 
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