The House that Can Withstand a Wildfire

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- This Monday, October 8, marks the one-year anniversary of the historic wildfires that raged through the wine country of Northern California last year, followed this summer by much, much worse. As our environmental challenges mount?from wildfires to hurricanes and even earthquakes?one solution, largely ignored thus far, lies in an unlikely place: building homes out of straw bales instead of wood and synthetic insulation. Has the lowly straw bale's time finally come?

In this article, Craftsmanship Quarterly offers an unusually deep and entertaining exploration of a simple material that is unusually tough, widely available, and easily renewable. If used more frequently, in fact, straw bale construction can even help reverse climate change. In the coming days, as the public returns its attention to the wildfire tragedies of last fall, this story offers an unusual ray of hope.
Craftsmanship Quarterly: The Ultra Ecological House

ABOUT: Craftsmanship Quarterly is a multi-media online magazine celebrating the people reclaiming craftsmanship's principles of excellence and durability as a pathway to a better world. Craftsmanship Quarterly is the premiere program of The Craftsmanship Initiative, founded by Todd Oppenheimer, an award-winning journalist and author. The Craftsmanship Initiative is based in San Francisco and is fiscally sponsored by Independent Arts & Media.

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