Between 50% and 70% of all household water—water that meets U.S. stringent drinking water standards—is used for landscape or garden irrigation. Every square foot of roof surface collects about...
Buildings made of straw—an annually renewable, natural, agricultural byproduct—are energy efficient, quiet, and delight us in ways that most manufactured materials cannot. Curved walls, sculpted niches, window seats, and light playing across plastered surfaces create enchanting and calming spaces
Natural plasters like earth and lime have been used for thousands of years to protect buildings from the weather, and bring a depth and radiance to walls that modern wall treatments can’t approach.
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Rainwater catchment systems can be as simple as a rain barrel placed under a downspout to store water for a few roses, or large enough to supply an entire garden and orchard with water during Southern Oregon’s dry summer growing season
Building with Straw Bale creates energy efficient, affordable, long-lasting structures from a simple, natural building material. Today’s straw bale homes are built to last, and offer comfortable, healthy, quiet, inspiring dwellings.
Used inside or out, natural plasters offer protection from moisture, fire, and pest intrusion, while subtly highlighting natural wall shapes. They also provide a distributed thermal mass that makes straw walls energy efficient and comfortable.
