straw bale construction

building your straw bale homeIf you have been dreaming about building your ownsuper-efficient, beautiful and environmentally friendlystraw bale home and would like to learn more, attend a

free talk on Wed, May 255:30pm in North Park.

As part of Olive Branch Green Building Supply’son-going Speaker Series

Rebecca Taskerof Simple Construct

will talk about building with straw bales:

Benefits and drawbacks of straw bale building •Current best practices and common mistakes to avoid • The straw bale wall system as part ofcutting-edge building design • Clay and limeplasters for straw bale walls • Straw bale inearthquake country • Building codes and

incentives • Local resources • Tools and tips

Rebecca Tasker is a general contractor and co-owner ofSimple Construct, a building company that specializes in strawbale building in San Diego County. www.simpleconstruct.net

Olive Branch Green Building Supply: energy-efficient and healthybuilding materials for homeowners, designers and builders.San Diego’s only exclusively green building supply showroom.

3030 North Park Way, San Diego, CA 92104619-237-1234 www.olivebranchgbs.com