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These structures are:
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Women Build Houses Roof Carpentry Workshop Aug 19-Sept 2 2005
Straw bale vault Texas workshop Fall 2005?
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These structures are:
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Women Build Houses Roof Carpentry Workshop Aug 19-Sept 2 2005
Straw bale vault Texas workshop Fall 2005?
See a straw bale house built in Vermont
Spring - Summer 2000 Straw Bale Vault Workshop Report
Peace action vault by workshop participant in Holland
During our straw bale vault workshops, participants are trained in all phases of construction from site location to earthen floor construction. We now have a small network of diverse women who are able to build straw bale vaulted structures.
If you want to hire one of our graduates to lead a workshop
in your area, or build you a vaulted structure,
contact us at smallhouse@theriver.com
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This is the building that piqued our interest in vaults.. It is one of the first vaulted straw bale structures built. The structure sits on an experimental gravel bag foundation. The front (the red part) is made of cob. The bamboo came from a grove in Woodside CA. The species is Phylostachys nigra 'Henon'. This vaulted straw bale cottage in Point Reyes Station,
CA, was designed by Daniel Smith and
Associates Architects in collaboration with Penny Livingston-Stark
of the Permaculture Institute of Northern California.. The bale raising
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Women Build Houses is dedicated to increasing women's access to building skills and knowledge, and to promoting environmentally-safe building. Contact us: smallhouse@theriver.com or write: Vaults, 1050 S. Verdugo, Tucson AZ, 85745
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