Issue
#1 - Winter 1993
• An Architect’s Notebook
• Eight-sided Bale House
• First Phase of Testing
• A Forest Sanctuary
• Shed Roof Problem
• Fire Safety
Issue #2 - Spring 1993
• Bamboo Pins
• Myths & Legends
• Seismic Straw
• Staining Concrete Floors
• SB Greenhouse
Issue #3 - Summer 1993
• History of Hay & Straw-Part I
• Lessons from the Fire
• Low-End SB Construction
• R-Value
• Windows and Stresses
• Test Results
• Stud Wall with Straw Infill
Issue #4 - Fall 1993
• Documenting the Legacy
• Straw Conference U.K.
• Hay & Straw - Part II
• Gathering in Arthur
• SB: Where are They?
Issue #5 - Winter 1994
• Trailer Retrofit
• Hybrids
• Straw in the Ceiling
• Building Codes
• Testing and Research
• Official’s Point of View
• Earthquakes
Issue #6 - Spring 1994
• The French Experience
• Hay & Straw - Part III
How Does it Stack Up?
• Bale Research Network
• SB Tepee
Issue #7 - Summer 1994
• The New Mexico Revival
• Bamboo Roof in Mexico
• Navajos Bale for Builders
• SB Privacy Walls
• Steel Frames
• SB Castle
Issue #8 - Fall 1994
SB Construction & Moisture
• Moisture Control
• Doesn’t it Rot?
• Humidity
• Maritime Moisture
• Fire Safety
• To Parapet or Not
Issue #9 - Winter 1995
Stuccos & Plasters
• Glorious Mud!
• Surfacing Walls
• Finishing Bale Walls
• Recipe Exchange
• Preparations for Stucco
• Zen and Stucco
• Lime Renders
• Portland Cement Plaster
• Plastic Strapping
Issue #10 - Spring 1995
Constructive Women
• Desert Temple
• STRAWomen
• Women Build Houses
• Building Codes Update
• Mud and Ruts
• Strapped In
Issue #11 - Summer 1995
Sustainability
• EarthBuilder
• Sustaining the Revival
• Our Buildings, Ourselves
• Building Lightly
• Permaculture and SB
• Research, Testing & Codes
• Mortgages
Issue #12 - Fall 1995
Housing for People
• SB Comes of Age
• Trading Wages for Sweat
• Community Land Trusts
• Affordable SB Housing
• The High Cost of Housing
• SB Comes to Mongolia
• SB Roof
• The Hair on Your House
• Foundation Connections
• Roofing Options
Issue #13 - Winter 1996
Safely Gathered In
• An Ecological Accounting
• Designing with SB
• Nebraska-Style
• Designing Consciously
• Challenges to Design
• Passive Solar and SB
• A Home-Built Stucco Gun
• Two-Ended Bale Needle
• Building with Mini-Bales
• Light Clay-Straw
• Thatch and Thatching
• Cobbing it all Together
• Goodness of Mud
• Sustainability and Codes
• A Burning Issue
Issue #14 - Spring 1996
Wading Into the Mainstream
• R&D in Canada
• Code Officials Speak
• RE: Building Codes
• Minimum Codes
• Codes Comparison
• ICBO Certified?
• Research and Testing
• Nebraska Engineering
• Moisture Monitoring
• Vaulting Lessons
• Straw-bale Floor
• Testing, 1, 2, 3, 4
• Concrete Bond Beams
Issue #15 - Summer 1996
Knowledge in the Making:
Resources Guide
Issue #16 - Fall 1996
Options for Foundations
• Good Shoes
• Notes from the Field
• Stone Shoes
• Earth Shoes: Earthbags
• What About Basements?
• Burned Again
• A Report from Habitat II
Issue #17 - Winter 1997
Harmonious Beauty
• Hybrid Techniques
• Natural Composite
• Straw Wattles
• A 100% Grass Solution
• Brick and Bale
• Bale Adobe
• Bale and Cob
• Sticks and Stones
• Green Building Beginners
• Earthen Floor w/Road Base
• Mud Experiments
Issue #18 - Spring 1997
Around The World w/80 Bales
• Belarus: Nyet Problem!
• Britain’s Foothold
• Irish Bales
• Scotland: MacStraw
• Netherlands
• France: Paille Building
• Germany: O Muddy Clay
• Notes from Nova Scotia
• SB in Norway
• Spring in Sweden
• Mongolia: “Khan”-vinced
• Down Mexico Way
• New Zealand
Issue #19 - Summer 1997
Gaining Momentum:
Annual Resource Issue
Issue #20 - Fall 1997
Wild with Hope
• What Is It About SB?
• Buildings with Soul
• Baling Habitats
• HUD, HUD Hooray!
• Owner-Builder
• Why Help Build?
• Green Reunion
Issue #21 - Winter 1998
A Small Planet, A Good Home
• Ecological Footprint
• Climate Design
• Energy Conservation
• Solar Heating/Cooling
• Rainwater Catchment
• Greywater
• Constructed Wetlands
• Composting Toilets
• SB Retrofit
• Salvaged Materials
• Recycled Materials
• Straw-bale Patents
Issue #22 - Spring 1998
Moisture: The Enemy Within
• Threat To SB Housing
• Moisture Barriers
• SB In Heating Climates
• Stachybotrys Atra
• The Wet Truth
• Wet Hazards
• Baled Floors And More
• Blower Door Testing
• Moisture Monitoring
• Homemade Meters
• Keeping Bales Dry
No issue published Summer 1998
Issue #23 - Fall 1998
Open To The Public:
Annual Resources Issue
Issue #24 - Winter 98-99
Codes & Testing Update
• Sustainability & the Codes
• International Code
• Australia’s Codes
• Letter From An Inspector
• Structural Test Results
• Straw-bale Arch Test
• Underground Bales
• Basement Bale Walls
• Fuel-Use Report
• SB in Australia & NZ
• Baled Paper Blocks
• Baled Kudzu
• Exo-skeletons, Corners,
Compression, Outlets
Issue #25 - Spring 1999
Straw-Bale Wall Systems
• A Simple Sturdy Wall
• Two-string Loadbearing
• Loadbearing Hybrid
• Notes on Post-and-Beam
• Modified Post-and-Beam
• A Simple Rough-Buck
• Owner-Builder Kit
• Prefab Steel Framing
• Building With Jumbo Bales
• Straw-bale Veneer
• Keyed Bale Frame
• Earthbags and Bales
• A Straw/Clay Sandwich
• Seismic Testing Program
• Staple Pullout Resistance
• Exterior Pinning Test
• Ecomaterials in Cuba
• SB at The Smithsonian
• Steel and Straw Bales
• Bamboo Architecture
Issue #26 - Summer 1999
European SB Scrapbook
• Denmark, The Netherlands,
Germany, France, England,
Poland, Belarus, Norway,
Sweden, Denmark, Romania,
Kosovo, Italy, Portugal, Austria,
Belgium, Northern Ireland...
• International SB Conference
• Rainscreen Siding
• Lime Plaster
• History of Cob
• Cordwood Masonry
• Thatching
• Wattle-and-Daub
Issue #27 - Fall 1999
Healthy Homes:
Annual Resources Issue
Issue #28 - Winter 1999/2000
Integrating Materials
& Systems
• A Simple SB Home
• Beyond the SB Home
• Natural Systems in Building
• Owner Builder & Contractor
Collaborations
• Bare Minimum Structures
• Combining Natural Materials
for Energy Efficiency
• Thermal Mass Heat Storage
• Energy and SB Walls
• Composting Toilets
• Constructed Wetlands
• Aerobic Pumice Wick
• Earthbag Construction
Issue #29 - Spring 2000
Lime Plaster
• The Role of Wall Coverings
• Selecting Lime Products
• Lime Paste
• Using Waste Limes for Plaster, Stucco, & Mortars
• Successful Lime Plaster
• Limewash
• Lime-Ash Floors
• Stabilizing Earthen Materials w/ Lime
• Keeping SB Walls Dry
Issue #30 - Summer 2000
Small Houses
• Journey To A Small Place
• Making Sq. Ft. Work Harder
• Building In The Urban Calm
• Indian Hand-Baled House
• A Family-Sized House
• Bumps & Curves in Scotland
• Living In Round Feet
• Small In The Suburbs
• Moore For Less
• Why Size Matters
Issue #31 - Fall 2000
Lessons Learned and
SB Resources 2000
Issue #32 - Winter 2000/2001
Cold Climates
• Designing for Cold Climates
• Importance of Being Airtight
• Good Detailing Practices
• SB & Rastra
• Moisture in the SB Slab
• Cold Climate Cob
• Cordwood, Earthberming &
Masonry Stoves
• Warm Floor Heating
• A SB Hot Tub
• Canadian Military Workshop
• Reports from Poland, Turkey,
Mongolia, & SB Conferences
Issue #33 - Spring 2001
Plasters
• The Function of Finishes
• Earth Building and Moisture
• Designing for Earth Plasters
• Mysteries of Mud Revealed
• Window Detailing for Plasters
• Carbide Lime
• Waterproof Stucco
• Stucco Pumping Iron
• Testing Plaster Permeability
• Earth-Cement Plaster
• Gypsum Plaster on SB
Issue #34 - Summer 2001
Good Details
• SB as Stressed Skin Panel
• Thoughts on Good Detailing
• Self-draining Foundations
• A Pier Foundation
• Rammed Tyre Foundations
• Keeping SB Walls Dry
• Walls, No Windows
• Simple Precompression
• Nailers
• Innovative Bale needles
• Mechanizing Straw/Clay
• Canadian Military Tries Out SB
Issue #35 - Fall 2001
Building Community and
SB Resources 2001
Issue #36 - Winter 2001
Solar Solutions
• Passive Solar Heating
• Passive Solar Cooling
• Passive Solar Design
• Thermal Mass Applications
• Integrated Design
• Passive Solar Resources
• Solar Roof Design
• Backup heating Systems
• Masonry heaters
• Window Shopping
• Building Natural Builders
Issue #37 - Spring 2002
Going Commercial
• Building a Sustainable
Practice
• SB Spec Homes
• Producing Bales on the Farm
• International SB Registry
• Mainstreaming in the UK
• Natural Building Goes
Commercial
• SB Open to the Public
Issue #38 - Summer 2002
Foundations and Roofs
• Foundation Details & Systems
• Trusses for SB Buildings
• Bales in a Roof; Thatching
• Irish Beauty for the Public
• Oasis Ecohousing
• Bora’s House in Turkey
Issue #39 - Fall 2002
SB & Education:
Resource Guide 2002
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