1. 10 Reasons To Consider Building Green With Straw The Alternative Lifestyle Site http://www.AlternativeLifestyleSite.com

2. Building Green With Straw Is Not So Scary... Don't be daunted Building is logical and creative If you can stack a bale you can build a wall Skills develop over time as you need them The Alternative Lifestyle Site http://www.AlternativeLifestyleSite.com 3. Practice Makes Perfect Perfect for the novice builder Start small build a shed or cubby house Trial and error will perfect your style Straw forgives your inexperience The Alternative Lifestyle Site http://www.AlternativeLifestyleSite.com 4. Super Energy Efficiency Potential Harness the Energy Efficiency Potential of your home. Start with a great design to work with the sun orient to catch winter sun and exclude summer sun Add... Good ceiling and floor insulation Add... Double glazing or even triple glazing if needed Add... Straw bale walls = Super Insulation! http://www.AlternativeLifestyleSite.com 5. Building Green With Straw uses Natural Materials Straw grows in a field Use mud and lime to render the walls Pour an earthen floor Add bricks from mud for extra performance http://www.AlternativeLifestyleSite.com 6. Let's face it, they are gorgeous Have you seen one? Have you been inside? They 'feel' amazing and they breathe! Find one and visit it then you will know that the good looks are more than skin deep. http://www.AlternativeLifestyleSite.com 7. Building Green with Straw allows you to reuse/recycle waste material Many varieties of grain crop 'straw' can be used to build a home Using this 'waste' material reduces carbon emissions This valuable material is still routinely burned as waste after harvest http://www.AlternativeLifestyleSite.com 8. Renewable Resource Straw is an excellent example of a renewable resource Being an annual crop there is no need to wait years for it to become available We know that there are limits to resources available for us to build our homes - this is why strawbale homes are such a great idea. http://www.AlternativeLifestyleSite.com 9. Flexible and Forgiving Material, great for Novice and Expert alike Curved Walls, deep set windows and doorways feature in many strawbale homes you can even decorate using the render! Even an expert can find their creativity flowering when they build with straw http://www.AlternativeLifestyleSite.com 10. Building Green with Straw is ... Empowering Making this decision will help you ... Develop new skills Learn a new language (building) Meet new people Stretch yourself beyond what you thought you could do. http://www.AlternativeLifestyleSite.com 11. Become A Leader Warning: Building Green With Straw Has Side- effects - You change! You become someone who leads by example You become someone who can help other people do what you have done. You help create change around you and within the people to come into contact with. http://www.AlternativeLifestyleSite.com 12. Thanks... Hope you have enjoyed this presentation 10 Reasons to Consider Building Green With Straw brought to you by The Alternative Lifestyle Site http://www.AlternativeLifestyleSite.com