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Based on the economics of mass-production, the modern era's house-building industry has evolved for the purpose of erecting vast tracts of factory-like housing units. What happened to the days of building your own home? House construction has become as alien and unfamiliar to the average person as canning beans, yet just a generation ago both food preservation and house building were normal living skills for people. If you're like most of us, a home of your own is an important life goal. Sadly, we find that housing alternatives run a very narrow spectrum from low-cost, mass produced units to massively expensive custom jobs. What if you want a low-cost, eco-friendly, highly individualistic expression for your home? STRAWBALE COULD BE THE ANSWER! Strawbale construction is a proven technique that can help bring a real home into the futures of many people! You CAN Build Your Own Home!!Thanks to the efforts of a few practical-minded zealots, building with strawbale has not only been preserved as a valuable technology, it's being recognized as an increasingly popular alternative housing option. Many strawbale builders will welcome "indentured participation", allowing you to come and learn about strawbale by paying a token fee in exchange for a day's work on the builder's site. So make sure you meet the people who are actually building! This site is a brief introduction to the field. There's no substitute for hands-on experience, so have a look around, then turn off the computer and start stacking!
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Stories and ResourcesStrawhead SurveyTake the survey: 6 quick questions The SBAT FilesOnline Companion: Some excellent reading from the Strawbale Association of Texas |