Real estate blog entries tagged with straw bale homes by Kenton Shepard (Peak to Prairie Inspection Service)

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straw bale homes: Strawbale Home Inspection video: I appear with InterNACHI founder Nick Gromicko - 12/21/07 12:02 PM

NACHI TV is producing episodes of various subjects of interest to inspectors. Although they're designed for inspectors, these videos will also be relevant to other real estate professionals and buyers.
View the Strawbale Home Inspection video as InterNACHI founder Nick Gromicko and I accompany Colorado Straw Bale Association Executive Director Mark Shuenaman and natural plaster contractor Ryan Chivers through two strawbale homes, one under construction so that the bales are visible, and one complete, so that you can see the finished product.
No courses exist to teach home inspectors to inspect strawbale homes. In fact, having finished the free, comprehensive, online Green … (0 comments)

straw bale homes: Straw Bale Home Basics - 03/22/07 03:19 AM

By Kenton Shepard
edited by Laura Bartels
Although homes have been built in the US using straw bales for over a hundred years, methods for their construction have evolved to meet the changing needs of their inhabitants.
Building Science is the study of how buildings are affected by moisture, temperature changes and air movement.
Rising energy costs have encouraged the construction of homes designed to minimize air leakage. Tighter building envelopes affect the way moisture produced by activities such as bathing and cooking accumulates inside homes and in wall assemblies. Straw bale homes are no exception.
Home systems and components must be combined in ways that work … (2 comments)

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