That is so beautiful, because and in spite of it being a "working" home. It really is charming. These kind of homes are becoming my favourite, I think.
The extraordinary benefits of straw bale housing cannot be overstated. (Don't get caught up in thinking straw construction can only be used as infill). The physical sensation of living in the quiet and warmth of a straw structure is profoundly nurturing. Many states code straw bale without extra permitting or building requirements. Several major insurance companies cover straw as well.
You have to have a structural “skeleton “ to support the weight of the roof as this person has done. If not, then in an earthquake the roof will end up on the floor with you crushed in between the two. Straw alone cannot safely support a roof.😊
Comfy home that doesn't poison the habitants, saves energy and uses sustainable materials and off grid! So many wins!! Outstanding!! One question though...how does the hold up in large snow storms and heavy winds like hurricanes and tornadoes?
thermal mass is not disproven. it is just that it is suitable only to certain latitudes/annual weather patterns. eg in the tropics you build high on stilts to allow all around airflow.
On Puerto Rico the greywater went directly to my parents garden in their retirement home. 30 miles south of Boston, the grey water from my home is used to water the lawn.
Gorgeous home. When we had our straw house we incorporated a thermal mass wood stove. Basically the only emissions from it was a bit of body temperature steam.
Greetings from oakville Ontario Canada there's a home built from straw and mud and other environmental materials because the owners wife had allergies to normal building materials thanks for the presentation
0453. Great to see as these elevate the ground area up but retain the flowers and plants growing areas to support the insect life etc. You end up retaining this after the build. 😊😊😊❤❤❤❤❤❤. Laurie. NZ.
I know it is private information but it would be nice to have some numbers, so that the viewers have realistic portrayal and comparison to other types of structures.
It is very beautiful, functional, lots of sustainable concepts. Love the garden, chicken coop, and the central window area. What about fires? Is this a fire-proof structure? What do you do to protect from forest fires?
I like your mention of the "engineered lumber" too instead of old growth logging the truth is ancient trees are not or soon will not be an option at all there are so few left so best to figure out an alternative now.
I’m sure the PSLs were made from “small” trees and not the remnants of the “old growth” trees that have been milled down into smaller lumber leaving smaller pieces that have been used to create small dimensional lumber and plywood type lumber strands, which are then formed together with glue and heavy amounts of pressure to form larger strands of lumber. The milling companies definitely went out to cut down trees no larger than 4” in diameter.
I'm in love with this home. I would so love to have something similar to this. How can one do this? I do live in alberta Canada. Our family wants to have a sustainable and off grid home. It's our dream ✨️
It is nice, but I would like it more with greenhouse like earthship have. Cool air from back has more solution that to burry long pipe underground. Otherwise I really like, I am big fan of greenroofs and earthen plaster.
having straw for insulation is interesting. How does it react to moisture and how do you prevent your walls with being completely over taken by black mold?
Straw is not the same as hay, but they look the same from a distance. Where hay would decay and develop mold or mildew in the presence of moisture, straw won't get moldy or decay because there isn't any organic matter left after harvest season. Farmers tend to burn straw if it's not being used to make something like straw hats or bags. Straw bale homes are fascinating. This home is very structured, but I've seen a lot of homes that have a more organic style.
@@toldjacat You are correct that straw and hay are not the same but from there your explanation veers off course. Both are made from organic matter, which is, by this definition, anything with the element Carbon inside it. @lukeh3020 is correct by saying mould doesn't form because a breathable layer of plaster is applied to the straw bales on either side. This allows moisture levels within the bales to remain below a level mould will grow, unless that level exists outside of the wall. Hay and straw are very similar but differ because hay includes the seeds (or grains). For example, if a farmer cuts mows a field of mature rye grass (it had gone to seed), dries it, and then bales the stalks then it would be bales of hay. However, if the farmer harvested the seed, dried the "waste" stalks, and baled those then they would be bales of straw. Then there is silage and silage bales, also referred to as "baleage" and are the large round bales, which take wet plant material and ferment it. Straw is used for a lot more than just making hats or bags. A large usage is for animal bedding as it is absorbent, easy to put down and clean up, and animals like to lay down in it. Straw is a common material for mulch in gardens. The construction industry uses straw bales, usually in ditches, to filter debris so that it doesn't get into the water supply.
The exact number to make a Passive House is a maximum energy use of 15 kWh per square metre per year IIRC. Building cost studies so far show an increase in building cost of about ten to fifteen percent over conventional, which is paid back in your energy savings. Time to payoff is determined by how much your energy use costs. PH projects often save 90% vs conventional energy demands in a home.
He mentioned at 5:17 that the they believed thermal mass was an important factor in making an efficient home, but it has since been disproven. Does anyone know more about this?
Few questions. Do the hay bales break down eventually and leave gap between the layers of clay? Were the hay bales sprayed for bugs first? Lastly, they keep touting "sustainable" does that mean that somehow they also create the clay?
By passive design I believe. More efficient to have a super-insulated air-tight 4 wall box that's efficient year-round versus a 3 wall box with a mostly uninsulated fourth wall that allows for the thermal mass heating and changes efficiency as the seasons change.
Thanks for watching! I don’t think they have a RUclips channel about their family and homestead. The closest thing I’m aware of is this channel about their company: youtube.com/@EvolveBuildersGroup
Thanks for watching! You can find out more about Evolve Builders Group and check out their green building projects here:
evolvebuilders.ca/
Can someone get an exact similar house plan?
@Exploring Alternatives Firewood depicted or included as "sustainable" is a sick joke.
It's clear to see that a lot of thought and effort went into building this home. I hope they enjoy every minute living in it. ❤️
Enormous and beautiful, yet sustainable. Love it! What a happy wonderful life❤
They've done a great job. I hope they have a lot of good friends to share it with.
It is a gorgeous design, very eye catching in a great way!
Love the roof top garden
Kitchen is everything
That is so beautiful, because and in spite of it being a "working" home.
It really is charming.
These kind of homes are becoming my favourite, I think.
Its great to see this guy, his wife and his wife's son living in such a great house!
🤣
I guess I'm terminally online, because that made me laugh.
For now, the best video about a self-sustaining ecological house.
The extraordinary benefits of straw bale housing cannot be overstated. (Don't get caught up in thinking straw construction can only be used as infill). The physical sensation of living in the quiet and warmth of a straw structure is profoundly nurturing.
Many states code straw bale without extra permitting or building requirements. Several major insurance companies cover straw as well.
You have to have a structural “skeleton “ to support the weight of the roof as this person has done. If not, then in an earthquake the roof will end up on the floor with you crushed in between the two. Straw alone cannot safely support a roof.😊
@@Mori-vl64k Not to mention the straw compressing over time no matter what. Innumerable construction nightmares.
Beautifully made. Would love to have a property like this.
It doesn't get much better than this! 🌞👍🌿
That wood, that kitchen so beautiful. This man is so handy. Beautiful family
What an impressive home! It's unconventional, serves all their needs and is lovely.
C'est une très belle famille et leur concept de maison est vraiment intéressant, il y a beaucoup d'idées à exploiter.
Merci pour le partage.
Comfy home that doesn't poison the habitants, saves energy and uses sustainable materials and off grid! So many wins!! Outstanding!! One question though...how does the hold up in large snow storms and heavy winds like hurricanes and tornadoes?
One of the most beautiful buildings ive ever seen, thanks for sharing.
Next thing to learn seems to bee no-dig gardening, mulching the garden to keep the moisture for the plants. And maybe permaculture..
Thank you for making the time. Very informative. Loving kindness
The plaster straw walls are just lovely
Finally a video that talks on toliet stuff and water
Hard consistent work pays off....
Outstanding. Love the living rooftop.👍👍Thank you Matt and Danielle ❤
Fascinating! I could definitely live here! Love everything about it!
beautiful home, beautiful family
thermal mass is not disproven. it is just that it is suitable only to certain latitudes/annual weather patterns. eg in the tropics you build high on stilts to allow all around airflow.
The cabinetry is beautiful 🤩
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Beautiful, sustainable farsighting homestead. Love it ❤️
On Puerto Rico the greywater went directly to my parents garden in their retirement home. 30 miles south of Boston, the grey water from my home is used to water the lawn.
Gorgeous home. When we had our straw house we incorporated a thermal mass wood stove. Basically the only emissions from it was a bit of body temperature steam.
These people are my heroes.
This is awesome. Good for them! Love seeing this. Inspirational.
What a beautiful life
This is incredible! Can anyone explain how the strawbales in the wall don't decompose over time and impact the scructure/insulation of the house?
That's my dream house ❤😍
I love this kind of architecture
My dream home! Thank you for sharing!
I want this so much
How amazing is this !
Amazing and very interesting love it
I'm in love with this property!!!
Beautiful home! I was curious about the bedroom pods and wished more time was spent exploring the layout/design of the floor plan.
This is incredible!
Enjoyed your work! Great job!
That’s my dream…. A sustainable house
Such a pretty place😍
I just truly love it.
It is so amazing! Great job. Love it! The house of dream! 💛💙
What a beautiful home. Thank you for sharing it with us. Kathy.
Outstanding living roof!
Very inspiring! I love these sustainable homes videos.
Greetings from oakville Ontario Canada there's a home built from straw and mud and other environmental materials because the owners wife had allergies to normal building materials thanks for the presentation
So beautiful ❤. My dream homestead.
ich ❤ strohballenhäuser und denke jeder sollte in so einem nachhaltigen gebäude wohnen..... ❤grüße aus deutschland
Amazing project, a true dream house!
Amazing house.
amazing what these ppl managed to do, much respect for them and thanks for sharing
Wow! This is so impressive.
Top 10 Best episode for sure!
Absolutely Brilliant 🌿
Evolve ✊
Wow. Impressive
this is stunning
Good thermal management by using hot water for house heating and for daily use.
Brilliant!!
0453. Great to see as these elevate the ground area up but retain the flowers and plants growing areas to support the insect life etc. You end up retaining this after the build. 😊😊😊❤❤❤❤❤❤. Laurie. NZ.
Very beautiful 😍👍
I'll definitely be looking more into building one of these 👍💡.
Awesome!
I know it is private information but it would be nice to have some numbers, so that the viewers have realistic portrayal and comparison to other types of structures.
This definitely is an interesting house
So amazing n inspiring
хороший дом как по мне. интересная крыша
I don't want to know the price . But what a beautiful place !!
Beautiful ❤
If it is truly sustainable the everyone can have one
What has dethroned thermal mass as the most effective passive heating? I’m so curious!
It is very beautiful, functional, lots of sustainable concepts. Love the garden, chicken coop, and the central window area.
What about fires? Is this a fire-proof structure? What do you do to protect from forest fires?
I like your mention of the "engineered lumber" too instead of old growth logging the truth is ancient trees are not or soon will not be an option at all there are so few left so best to figure out an alternative now.
I’m sure the PSLs were made from “small” trees and not the remnants of the “old growth” trees that have been milled down into smaller lumber leaving smaller pieces that have been used to create small dimensional lumber and plywood type lumber strands, which are then formed together with glue and heavy amounts of pressure to form larger strands of lumber. The milling companies definitely went out to cut down trees no larger than 4” in diameter.
Great home design and materials.
⭐⭐⭐⭐🙂
I love the house
Beautiful home 🏡 💕
nice building ❤❤
I'm in love with this home. I would so love to have something similar to this. How can one do this? I do live in alberta Canada. Our family wants to have a sustainable and off grid home. It's our dream ✨️
very impressive!
No offgassing yet the amount of stone is huge. Have they tested for radon?
how come the access for the waste tank is inside the house? why not have the door on the outside? just have an external door?
I really want a natural build like this but its so expensive!
Nice people. ❤
It is nice, but I would like it more with greenhouse like earthship have. Cool air from back has more solution that to burry long pipe underground. Otherwise I really like, I am big fan of greenroofs and earthen plaster.
having straw for insulation is interesting. How does it react to moisture and how do you prevent your walls with being completely over taken by black mold?
I'm guessing that woodstove takes care of a lot of the moisture issues.
It’s covered by a breathable plaster so moisture can’t get trapped in. It basically just dries out when it gets wet and mould can’t form.
Straw is not the same as hay, but they look the same from a distance. Where hay would decay and develop mold or mildew in the presence of moisture, straw won't get moldy or decay because there isn't any organic matter left after harvest season. Farmers tend to burn straw if it's not being used to make something like straw hats or bags.
Straw bale homes are fascinating. This home is very structured, but I've seen a lot of homes that have a more organic style.
@@toldjacat
You are correct that straw and hay are not the same but from there your explanation veers off course. Both are made from organic matter, which is, by this definition, anything with the element Carbon inside it. @lukeh3020 is correct by saying mould doesn't form because a breathable layer of plaster is applied to the straw bales on either side. This allows moisture levels within the bales to remain below a level mould will grow, unless that level exists outside of the wall.
Hay and straw are very similar but differ because hay includes the seeds (or grains). For example, if a farmer cuts mows a field of mature rye grass (it had gone to seed), dries it, and then bales the stalks then it would be bales of hay. However, if the farmer harvested the seed, dried the "waste" stalks, and baled those then they would be bales of straw. Then there is silage and silage bales, also referred to as "baleage" and are the large round bales, which take wet plant material and ferment it.
Straw is used for a lot more than just making hats or bags. A large usage is for animal bedding as it is absorbent, easy to put down and clean up, and animals like to lay down in it. Straw is a common material for mulch in gardens. The construction industry uses straw bales, usually in ditches, to filter debris so that it doesn't get into the water supply.
Very nice!
Smart people 👌
Can you share any of the architectural details I'm curious on the roof design and beam sizing and things like that....
The exact number to make a Passive House is a maximum energy use of 15 kWh per square metre per year IIRC. Building cost studies so far show an increase in building cost of about ten to fifteen percent over conventional, which is paid back in your energy savings. Time to payoff is determined by how much your energy use costs. PH projects often save 90% vs conventional energy demands in a home.
Some of the elements remind me of Taliesin West
Wonderful
He mentioned at 5:17 that the they believed thermal mass was an important factor in making an efficient home, but it has since been disproven. Does anyone know more about this?
Few questions. Do the hay bales break down eventually and leave gap between the layers of clay? Were the hay bales sprayed for bugs first? Lastly, they keep touting "sustainable" does that mean that somehow they also create the clay?
It's quite a work-in-progress.
How has thermal mass been disproven as the best technique?
By passive design I believe. More efficient to have a super-insulated air-tight 4 wall box that's efficient year-round versus a 3 wall box with a mostly uninsulated fourth wall that allows for the thermal mass heating and changes efficiency as the seasons change.
Does this family have a youtube channel, i would love to learn more about their omestead and family
Thanks for watching! I don’t think they have a RUclips channel about their family and homestead. The closest thing I’m aware of is this channel about their company:
youtube.com/@EvolveBuildersGroup