STRAWBALE HOUSE
(please note that the arrow with the heading Strawbale House is actually pointed at the Strawbale Shed.)

Called Solus and built in 2001-2, this is the first straw construction in Scotland to be used as a family home. It is a timber post and beam structure with straw bales as cheap,local, renewable and highly effective infill insulation, covered inside and out with lime mortar which 'breathes', allowing moisture out and clean air in. A gasfired boiler provides underfloor heating and hot water.

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