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Table of Contents
Books for Wiser Living from Mother Earth News
CHAPTER 1 - Why Build with Straw?
If Bales Are So Good, Why Doesn’t Everybody Use Them?
CHAPTER 2 - Other Natural Building Materials
CHAPTER 3 - What are Straw Bales?
CHAPTER 4 - The Red Flag Questions
It’s a Sandwich, But Don’t Eat It
Mortgages, Insurance, and Resale
CHAPTER 5 - The Hotly Debated, Often-Distorted Question of Cost
CHAPTER 7 - Design Considerations
Some New Pieces for the Design Game
CHAPTER 8 - The Many Styles of Bale Building
Load-bearing or Nebraska-style Walls
How to Choose: Load bearing, Post and Beam, or Hybrid?
Bales in Other Parts of Your Building
CHAPTER 9 - Structural Design Options: Foundations, Roofs and Partition Walls
CHAPTER 10 - More Design Options: Mechanical Systems