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Straw Bale to
the Max
The Mississauga house, designed by Martin Liefhebber, is one of the
largest straw bale homes ever built. The ground floor is entirely straw
bale construction. Other notable features of the design and construction
include the use of materials from the site including some large maple
tree trunks. This home was a first for the city of Mississauga. In fact,
the owners and Martin Liefhebber spent a year fighting for the right
to build with straw bales in the prosperous city of Mississauga. This
important win means that the path for others towards a sustainable home
will be much easier. The aesthetic beauty and technical efficiency proven
in this co-housing residence will no doubt encourage others to follow.
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west side of the home uses natural materials to provide a barrier from
the main street. The angles of the roof are designed to ensure the solar
access is optimized on the south side. The wonderful organic shapes of
the ground floor walls reflect the personal touch enabled through the
use of straw bales. The windows on the roof provide extensive natural
lighting throughout. |
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main entrance is well protected by the archway formed out of the straw
bale walls on both sides. The door is custom made from paralam engineered
wood product. Welcome to a little piece of housing heaving. |
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south side of the house and property is protected by natural landscaping
designed by one of the owners. Professional passive solar design provides
extensive shading for summer coo |
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south face of the home provide plenty of windows for passive solar heating
in the winter while the shading keeps things cool in the summer. The roofing
system incorporates a new type of flexible solar cell material. In the
upper right corner you can see part of the solar water heater system. |
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Copyright 2003 John Wilson |
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