Author Archive for Jeff

Panel-built Classroom in Northern Arizona

This article originally appeared in TLS #49.  Articles on straw-bale wall panel systems are included in issues #30, #42, #47, #48, #55.

by Matt Robinson – Arizona, USA
Northen Arizona provides an ideal climate in which to build with straw bales and has been the site of many such structures since the 1990s. Ed Dunn has been [...]

Why We Build with Earthbags – TLS #55

This article originally appeared in TLS #55.  This article is one of several natural building materials covered in the issue. There are earthbag articles in these other issues: #52 An Earthbag/Papercrete House; #28 Earthbag Construction; #16 Earth Shoes: Earthbags (used as foundation); #57 Earthbag Structures in Disaster and Poverty-stricken Areas.  Subscribe to TLS to enjoy [...]

The TLS Blog Has a New Domain

The Last Straw Blog has changed it’s domain from tls.buildearth.org to www.thelaststrawblog.org.  There are many practical reasons for doing this and we hope by doing it now, early on in our existence, it will reduce the effort and any unintended consequences for our readers.  If this is your first time visiting, you will never notice [...]