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Straw Bale building

Zacharys's Homes include experienced building with adobe straw bale construction. The thick dense walls of adobe not only provide deep recesses for doors and windows of the house, but provide for excellent heating and cooling exchange ideally suited to the Santa Fe climate.A straw bale is a bundle of straw tightly bound with twine or wire. Bales may be square, rectangular, or round, depending on the type of baler used.When bales are used to build or insulate buildings, the straw bales are commonly finished with plaster. The plastered walls provide excellent thermal mass, compressive and ductile structural strength,

Excellent fire resistance

and excellent fire resistance as well as thermal resistance (insulation). Straw is an abundant agricultural waste product, and requires little energy to bale and transport for construction. For these reasons, strawbale construction is gaining popularity as part of passive solar and other renewable energy projects. Call us today and ask about green building. We provide many options to build green. Purchasing the right 'green' products can be a challenge. Though there are many 'green' buiding products out there, some products are much more reliable and developed than others. We are experienced at choosing the best products the first time. Zacharys's Homes include experienced building with adobe straw bale construction. The thick dense walls of adobe not only provide deep recesses for doors and windows of the house, but provide for excellent heating and cooling exchange ideally suited to the Santa Fe climate.A straw bale is a bundle of straw tightly bound with twine or wire. Bales may be square: rectangular: or round: depending on the type of baler used.When bales are used to build or insulate buildings: the straw bales are commonly finished with plaster. The plastered walls provide excellent thermal mass: compressive and ductile structural Santa Fe Custom Southwestern page - Zachary's HomesSanta Fe Custom Traditional page - Zachary's HomesSanta Fe Custom Contemporary page - Zachary's HomesSanta Fe Custom Large Estates page - Zachary's HomesSanta Fe Custom Territorial page - Zachary's HomesSanta Fe Custom Green page - Zachary's Homessanta fe realty new mexico Green Symphonic Soul- Webmaster-Joshua Gallegos photography Realty Partner Santa Fe Homes By Style Santa Fe Homes By Room Listed Santa Fe Homes linker