posted 11 years ago
Hi,
I have taken a straw bale building course with Chris Magwood in Ontario. I built my house in straw bale in Quebec, and I have a prefab straw bale wall company. I highly recommend you get your hands on Chris Magwood's book More Straw Bale Building as well as his manual on straw bale building details. Straw bale is an excellent choice for extreme climates like ours, but it is not wise to expose it to very high humidity for extended periods of time. Also, if you are going to build with straw, make sure to keep it well off the ground (at least two feet) and do not berm it. The chickens will be fine in straw bale, but I am not sure I would go for that if you are going to be putting a hottub in the greenhouse.
Hope this helps! You can always check out my blog where we talk about all aspects of our straw bale build.
Www.maisondurableportneuf.blogspot.com
Kate