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Straw Bale Resources 2000

Prepared by David A. Bainbridge
Associate Professor
United States International College of Business
Alliant International University
San Diego, CA 92131
 

Key articles and selected older material on farm use

Too many recent articles to index, see particularly The Last Straw, volume #1-29.
 
A well thought out commercial straw bale temporary building system for animal shelter and food storage was for sale in England under the name "Con-tented Structures", Blacke Lyon Associates, Norfolk, FAX 0366 501042 (in 1991).

Andersen, B.H. 1989. The Danish Solution to Housing Outdoor Pigs. PIGS. 
     5 (May-June):12-13.
Andersen, B.H. and Homegaard, P. 1987. Hytter og klimatelt til alterativt
     svinehold (Huts and tents for alternative pig husbandry) 5 Nov. Statens
     Byggesforskingstnst (POB 119 2970, Horsholm, Denmark).
Bainbridge, D.A. 1986. High performance, low-cost buildings of straw. Agriculture,
     Ecosystems, Environment 16(3):281-284.
Bainbridge, D.A. 1986. Straw bale buildings. Permaculture Activist. 24:12-13.
Bainbridge, D.A. 1987. Straw bale construction. Working Paper #5, Dry Lands
     Research Institute, UC Riverside, Riverside, CA 12 p.
Bainbridge, D.A. 1987. Straw bale construction. Poster presented at the 12th
     Passive Solar Conference, Portland, Oregon 1987. Portions appeared in the
     Proceedings of the Conference, American Section International Solar Energy
     Society, ed. by Andrejko, D.A. and Hayes, J. Vol. 12, pp. 250-253. ASISES,
     Boulder, CO.
Bainbridege, D.A. 1988. Better homes with gardens. Amandla 1:8 (reprinted
     Permaculture Activist)
Bainbridge, D.A. and Myhrman, M. 1991. Straw bale building systems.
     Proceedings of the International Solar Society Meetings, Denver. 
     pp. 2611-2616. 1991 Solar World Congress, Pergamon Press, NY.
Bainbridge, D.A. 1992. Straw Bale Buildings: A Bibliography in Progress.
     Groundworks International, Riverside, CA 4 p. (~100 sources)
Bainbridge, D.A. with A. and B. Steen. 1992. Plastered Straw Bale Construction.
     Canelo Project, Elgin AZ 46 p.
Bainbridge, D.A., Hofmeister, R., MacDonald, S.O. 1993. Roots and revival:
     working group reports. First National Straw Bale Building Conference. Arthur,
     Nebraska. Out on Bale, Tucson, AZ.
Cleland, S.B. 1942 [1941]. Straw sheds. Univ. of Minnesota, Extension Bulletin
     227, St. Paul, MN.
Doolittle, B. 1973. A round house of straw bales. Mother Earth News 19:52-57.
Doughty, T. (editor). 1990. Bales form emergency bunker. The Dakota Farmer, 
     p. 31, April 7.
Douglas, R.J. and Langford, L.H. 1954. Inexpensive winter shelter for hogs.
     Bi-Monthly Bulletin. North Dakota Agric. Exp. Sta., 16:4 (Mar-Apr.):139-40.
Edminster, A. 1995. Strawbale construction: investigation of environmental
     impacts. A.V. Edminster design. Pacifica, CA. 115 p. thesis
     [avedminster@earthlink.net]
Eisenberg, D., Mhyrman, M. and Knox, J. 1993. Summary results of a structural
     straw bale testing program. Community Information Resource Center, 
     PO 42663, Tucson, AZ 85733.
Extension Agricultural Engineer. 1930. Straw barn for sheep or cattle, 24' X 90',
     End wall door, Plan # ND B-711, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND.
Extension Agricultural Engineer. 1930. Straw Barn for Cattle, 20'28', End wall
     Door, Plan # ND B-712, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND.
Extension Agricultural Engineer. 1934. Straw barn for poultry, 20'X20', End wall
     Door, Plan # ND B-713, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND.
Extension Agricultural Engineer. 1924. Straw shed demountable roof frame,
     19'X23', Plank and Wire, Plan # ND B-8-1-1, North Dakota State University,
     Fargo, ND.
Extension Agriculture Engineer. 1943. Straw barn framing 28'X32', Post beam &
     wire Plan # ND 725-3-1, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND.
Extension Agriculture Engineer. 1943. Special Circular A-54, Straw shed for cattle
     and sheep. 4p, Extension Service, North Dakota Agric. College, Fargo, ND.
Extension Agriculture Engineer. 1943. Special Circular A-55, Straw shed for
     poultry, 4p, Extension Service, North Dakota Agric. College, Fargo ND.
Faller, T., Nudell, D., Olson, R., and Stecher, D. 1990. A shed made from straw
     used for a sheep shelter, 31st Annual Western Dakota Sheep Day Report,
     North Dakota State University, February. Hettinger Res./Ext. Center. 
     (PO 507, Hettinger, ND 58639).
Gagne, L. 1986. A Straw Bales/Mortar House Demonstration Project. Canada
     Mortgage and Housing Corporation, Housing Technology Incentives Program.
     Ottawa, Ontario 42 p.
Gergen, B. 1987. Low-cost calving shed made from straw bales. Farm Show 11:6
     (PO 1029, Lakeville, MN, 55044).
Glassford, J. 2000. Monica's Winery. Details on big bale and sb construction in
     Australia. [http://strawbale.archinet.com.au] or huffnpuff@shoal.net.au 
Haggard, K. and P. 1998. Rising from the ashes: a study in sustainability. Solar
     Today. 12(5):26-30.
Hammond, J. 1979. Straw bale house. Winds of Change, Winter(Feb/Mar):8
     (Winters, CA).
Johnson, D.W. 1990. Straw bales make cheap buildings. Grainews. July:25,42-3,
     (PO 660, Winnipeg, MB, Rc3 3A7).
Johnson, D.W. 1990. Build yourself a low-cost straw bale barn. Farm Show 14:2
     (PO 1029, Lakeville, MN, 55044).
Johnson, D.W. 1990. Farm buildings using rectangular or round baled roughage.
     American Society of Agricultural Engineers paper #904550, Presented at the
     1990 Winter Meeting. ASAE St. Joseph, MI 49085 10 p.
Johnson, D.W. 1990. Old tricks work with new bale shapes. The Dakota Farmer
     108:4(Feb 17):34-5 (7900 International Dr., Minneapolis, MN. 55425).
Johnson, H. (editor). 1984. Straw bale grain bins. Farm Show. 8:1-7 (PO 1029,
     Lakeville, MN 55044).
Johnson, H. (editor). 1987. Round bale shed. Farm Show. 11:6.
Johnson, H. (editor). 1982. Straw provides low cost shelter for livestock. Farm
     Show. 6:1.
Mhyrman, M. 1989. We just sort of stood the hayfield up on end. Earthcare, the
     Journal of Amaterra 3 p
Myhrman, M. 1990. One man's straw bale odyssey. Permaculture Drylands Journal
     10, Spring.
Myhrman, M. 1991. Straw bale update. Permaculture Drylands Journal 14: 3-5.
Smith, M. 1989?. Baled Hay Houses. pp. 44-45. In Arthur County's 75 years of
     History, Homesteaders and Homemakers. Arthur County Historical Society
     Book Committee Arthur Nebraska.
Sorenson, D. 1982. Hog barn built with straw bales. Farm Show. 6(6):21.
Strang, G. 1985. Straw bale studio. Fine Homebuilding. 12/84-1/85:70-72.
Tilley, R.D. 1991. Blueprint for survival. Architecture May. 64-71.
Welsch, R.L., 1970. Sandhill baled construction. Keystone Folklore Quarterly
     15(1):16-34.
White, N. and Iwanicha,C. 1997. Lateral Testing of a Stucco-covered Straw-bale
     Wall. Architectural Engineering Department, California Polytechnic State
     University, San Luis Obispo, CA.

 

 


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