MIA (Ch.10) Eco-Buildings (Ep.1) Straw-Bale House

Straw-Bale House (4mins)

Albertans are building straw-bale houses to achieve R40 from mostly natural, locally sourced materials.

About Chapter 10: Eco-Buildings

Environmentally friendly buildings enhance the collection and storage of heat and light, making the need for purchased energy almost nil. New materials and design strategies are being innovated right here in Alberta.

What will the homes and public buildings of the future look like?

About Made-in-Alberta (MIA) Series

Energy, water and climate, these are hot topics for the 21st Century. With conventional fuel reserves running out, water tables running low, and global temperatures running high, 96 percent of Albertans now want new energy solutions. Since 2004, Barb Allard and her Made-in-Alberta team have been finding these solutions and bringing them to community television and the world wide web.

For more information about Made-in-Alberta visit http://madeinalberta.ca

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• environment
• diy
• green
• eco
• independent
• climate
• change
• global
• warming
• peak
• oil
• future
• weather
• water
• glacial

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