Since two centuries ago, straw bale has been a challenging systems for builders who have encountered a new way of managing thermal and acoustical insulation just improving an old method of construction.

Structural problems has been solve and as a friendly fire protection material straw bale is one of the best system against the adversity in the bush.
Today, one of the best, close to the city.

Straw Bale have been used in construction since the earliest nineteen century when the first straw bale machine was made. Then used with mad, clay and lime render as in the very old days.

Nevertheless the terms: sustainable construction, renewal materials, natural construction, embodied energy, solar passive design and echology, put straw bale at the top of the good materials for construction.

Nowadays, Architects enjoy the straw bale aestetics, house and industrial''s owners get the benefits of the environment and with more advanced structural engineering and building techniques there is no hurdles to use it.

Owner Builders can get the best advantages from this system, since is echology and sustainable friendly, a low cost system and the best, easy and simple system for building at your own peace.

It also allows a community friendly construction, since most of the owner builders houses are built with their family, relatives and friends participation, which is a remembrance of the old days when strugling with mother nature was endure to survive.

TAFE college in Australia run courses for the owner builders to get a better perspective of the construction managing involve in the building process. This course is compulsory if the value of the house exceed certain value. The Owner Building Permit is regulated by the Building Services Authority (BSA)
www.bsa.qld.gov.au

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