During the official ceremony held on 8 June 2011 keys to Straw Bale Homes have been handed over to new tenants. We include below some images from the day.

Work continues

March 2011

The remains of the straw

The work on the homes is progressing well and all of the walls are now fully built. We have also started construction of the roofs. Our next steps include finishing the interiors so that we can start on electrical and mechanical work.

Soon you will not be able to see any straw as we will start rendering the walls with lime both outside and inside.

 November 2010

Invasion of small builders

Straw Bale project is generating a lot of interest among our clients. After hosting a successful open day on 28th September 2010 we invited children from a local school in Martin to see this unique build.

Pupils were very excited and they joyfully put on hard hats and high visibility vests so that they could enjoy a guided tour of the construction site. The bunch looked like clones of Bob the builder.

Children learned about the environmental features of the homes and were given a talk about Health and Safety on the construction site.

We also organised a drawing competition where they had to present how they imagined the houses would look once they were completed. The winner will be announced at the awards ceremony during the school assembly.

October 2010