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Straw Bale House with solar hot water
listed by Ecobob.co.nz

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This property has the following features:

Asphalt shingle roof
Cement plaster (stucco) cladding
Double glazed windows
Heat pump
Mains electric water heating
Mains power
Mains water supply
Open fireplace
Solar hot water
Straw bale

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Property Details
 

Property Features
Dining room ,  Study / office
 

Description

As straw is an excellent insulator, giving insulation values of R7 to R10. This means the house is cool in the summer and warm in the winter, providing savings on energy bills due to the large reduction in heating and cooling costs. To further reduce energy consumption, a solarhart hot water cylinder is installed on the roof.

Inside the house an open fireplace is embedded into an earth wall. This acts as a heat store and during the night slowly radiates out the heat stored up while the fire was lit.

The straw walls are about 45cm thick and are shaped to create a unique, organic-feeling home, but they can alternatively be used to create a more 'standard' look.

The natural straw creates breathable walls that reduces the build up of moisture or toxins. Straw is a sustainble building resource which is available localy and reduces demand on forests and other energy intensive building products such as concrete.

This straw bale house was built by the Little Pig Building Company.

 
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