Strawbale Design and Construction Seminar

Where: Southeast Community College-Lincoln, 301 South 68th St Place, Lincoln, Nebraska (Room 302).
When: Saturday, July 24, 2010, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Cost: $49 per person - non-credit course

Must pre-register. Call SCC-Continuing Education Center 402.437.2712.
If you have questions or need more information, feel free to call Joyce at402.483.5135
This seminar will be offered again on October 16.

Straw is an annually renewable crop residue that when baled and stacked creates building walls with R-30 insulation value which means a building will stay from 60 to 75 degrees year-round decreasing the amount of equipment needed and energy bills to be paid.
The use of straw bales for building creates durable (some buildings have remained in use for over 75 years), quiet and comfortable places for many purposes - homes, schools, office and farm building, temporary shelters for people and animals, garages and workshops, garden and storage sheds, farm and ranch buildings, police stations, post offices, bed & breakfast inns - the list goes on.

About 250 to 300 bales are used in a 1,500 square foot home, depending on design and building method. There are several methods: load-bearing Nebraska style (the method the Nebraska pioneers used), post-and-beam with straw-bale infill, and variations including box column, hybrid (combination of various natural materials/methods), straw-bale panel wall systems, among others.