[Sdpg] Strawbale Architects and Builders CASBA Resource List June 2003

Tue Sep 23 20:18:32 PDT 2003

http://www.strawbuilding.org/ResourceList5-03proto.htm#VAN%20DER%20RYN%20ARCHITECTS

ARKIN-TILT ARCHITECTS
Anni Tilt
David Arkin
1101 8th Street, #180
Berkeley, CA 94710
510-528-9830
Fax:510-528-0206

<info at arkintilt.com>
www.arkintilt.com

Small, award-winning firm specializing in energy and resource efficient 
design. Our projects include residential, commercial, park buildings, 
religious facilities and ecological resort planning and design.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - 
- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - -

AUSONIO INC
Andrew Ausonio
General Contractors
11420-A Commercial Pkwy
Castroville CA 95012-3389
831-633-3371
- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - 
- - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -

Benchmark Development
Rick Green
2130 County Road S
Willows, CA 95988
530-934-7225
www.benchmarkdevelopmentco.com
<greenstraw at thegrid.net>
Russ Tucker- General Superintendent
916-338-5559
General Contractors Straw Bale Specialists
Initial design, Cosulting and Const.
Residential/Comm

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - 
- - - - - - - - -

Black Range Films & Natural Building Resources
Catherine Wanek
Star Rt 2 Box 119
Kingston, NM 88042
505-895-5652
Fax:505-895-3326
<resources at StrawBaleCentral.com>
Black Range Films/Natural Building Resources specializes in strawbale and 
natural building books/videos including code testing reports and hard to 
find self published material.
- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - 
- - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

BOA CONSTRUCTOR BUILDING & DESIGN
Michele Landegger
Debrae Lopes
1069 Summit Road
Watsonville, CA 95076
408-848-1117
General Contractors emphasizing communication, natural and sustainable 
building, 20 years exp in residential construction, 4 years in strawbale
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - 
- - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Bob Bolles
Home Office:
13415 Olive Tree Lane
Poway , CA 92064
Phone/Fax (858) 486-6949
Cell - (858) 354-1706
<Bob at StrawBaleHouse.com>
www.strawbalehouse.com
Straw Bale design, consulting, and construction. Solar design & construction
(Water & PV). Energy efficiency design & consulting. Project Management and
on-site construction supervision. Research & development of alternative &
natural building systems.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - 
- - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
BUILDERS BOOKSOURCE
George Kiskaddon
1817 4th Street
Berkeley, Ca 94170
510-845-6874
Fax:510-845-7051
<georgek at imi.net>
www.buildersbooksite.com
Builders Booksource has been a leading resource for publications on 
alternative construction, "green" design and "sustainable" issues.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - 
- - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Brooks Cavin III
Architect/Designer
1832 Elmhurst Circle
Claremont, CA 91711
909-625-3916
bcavin at caupomona.edu
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - 
- - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Claudia Cleaver
Architect
47 Sixth Street
POB 381
Petaluma, CA 94952
707-763-0152
claudiajeff at earthlink.net
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - 
- - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
COMMON SENSE DESIGN
Pete Gang
145 Keller Street
Petaluma, CA 94952
707-762-4838
Fax:707-762-4897
<pete at commonsensedesign.com>
www.commonsensedesign.com
Spirited, sensible, timeless design. Architect, former builder offering 
full soup to nuts architectural service, consultations and workshops.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - 
- - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

DENIO AND ASSOC ENGINEERING
Tim Rudolph
136 E. Line St
Bishop, CA 93514
760-873-8812
mail at denioeng.com
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

ECOENGINEERING
Darcy Donovan, P.E.
POB 1083
Truckee, CA 96160
530-582-5516
Fax: 530-582-0501
daarceudpmpvam at eartlink.net
ecologically oriented structural engineering and design services with 
emphasis on strawbale, passive solar and green building materials.
----- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

FAIRWAY CONSTRUCTION
Urban Gomes
Chris Oddo
POB 728
Angels Camp, CA 95221
209-736-4326
Fax:209-736-4313
<fairway at strawbale.net>
www.strawbale.net
Serving Calaveras and surrounding counties. We specialize in strawbale 
construction, residential and commercial. We can work with your design 
plans and construction.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - 
- - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

FURNESS CONSTRUCTION
Jim Furness
6310 Jamison Rd
Santa Rosa, CA 95404
707-571-1324
jfurness at sonic.net
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Marilyn Farmer
Architect
Habitat Studio
1350 Marsh Street
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
805-544-6075
habitat at habitatdesigns.com
- - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - 
- - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

R S GREEN CONSTRUCTION
Rick Green
2130 County S Road
Willows, CA 95988
<greenstraw at thegrid.net>
www.benchmarkdevelopmentco.com
Preliminary design, complete straw building and supply of construction 
grade rice and wheat straw bales.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - 
- - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
MARTIN HAMMER, ARCHITECT
Martin Hammer
1348 Hopkins St.
Berkeley, CA 94702
510-525-0525
<mfhammer at pacbell.net>
Experience designing and building strawbale buildings with an emphasis on 
creative yet simple solutions. Teaching and workshops too.
- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - 
- - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Kent Hems
Architect
619 Paulin Ave #107
Calexico, CA 92231
760-768-5033
designstrategies at integrity.com
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - 
- - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
HUBBELL AND HUBBELL, ARCHITECTS
Drew Hubbell
1970 Sixth Ave.
San Diego, CA 92101
619-231-0446
Fax:619-231-0664
<hub70 at cox.net>
www.hubbellandhubbell.com
Hubbell and Hubbell Architects is an early pioneer of strawbale 
construction in San Diego County. The firm focuses on sustainable building 
integrating art and architecture.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - 
- - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Michael Jacob
Bulder
Talia Development
656 Robinson Rd
Sebastopol, CA 95472
707-824-0832
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - 
- - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Bruce King, PE
Director, Ecological Building Network
209 Caledonia St.
Sausalito, CA 94965
(415) 331-7630
fax 332-4072
www.ecobuildnetwork.org
<ecobruce at aol.com>
Structural design, consultation available on green building materials
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - 
- - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
La GRANDE RICE BALES
Dennis LaGrande
POB 1145
Williams, CA 95987
Home:530-473-5625
Mobile:530-701-4158
<dlagrande at colusanet.com>
www.dlgfarms.com
Your source for 2 string rice and wheat strawbales. Bales measure 16" thick 
by 18" wide by 45" long
- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - 
- - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
FLYING M CONSTRUCTION
Greg McMillan
3650 Gillis Canyon Road Cholame, CA 93461
805-238-4820
greg at flyingment.com
More than 10 years experience in SB construction Building for Tomorrow, today
- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - 
- - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Patrick Marr,AIA, PE, Architect, Civil Engineer
4532 Auhay Drive
Santa Barbara, CA 93110
Phone: 805-967-3259
<patrickmarraiape at earthlink.net>
We are a small firm encouraging Earth-friendly architectural design and 
structural engineering and have performed structural engineering on a 
number of straw bale buildings.
- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - 
- - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Ian McILvaine
Architectual Design
Tierra Sol y Mar
601 Rose Ave
Venice, CA 90291
310-392-2775
tierrasolymar at earthlink.net
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - 
- - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS , INC.
Contractor
J. David Wise
POB 1938
Mariposa, Ca 95338
209-742-7004
natural at yosemite.net
- - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - 
- - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Bob Nelson
Photovoltaic System Engineering
POB 869
Murphys, CA 95247-0869
209-728-9445
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

ONE WORLD DESIGN
Kelly Lerner
925 Avis Drive
El Cerrito, CA 94530
510-525-8582
Fax:510-528-8763
<klerner at one-world-design.com>
www.one-world-design.com
designer/consultant, small expressive projects with natural materials, 
traditional form and integrated landscapes. Rehab and renovation of old 
building. Urban and rural, low tech, intn'l design training and building.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - 
- - - - - -
OUT ON BALE
Judy Knox
Matts Myhrman
1037 Linden Street
Tucson, AZ 85719
520-622-6896
<biwb at juno.com>
Catalyzing and supporting the Sb revival through publishing, slide shows, 
seminars, workshops, training for trainers, public wall raising 
organization, public speaking, research and development.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - 
- - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -
Terry Phelan
Living Sherter Design
320 Newport Way
Issaquah, WA 98207
425-427-8643
info at livingshelter.com
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - 
- - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -
SAN LUIS SUSTAINABILITY GROUP
Ken Haggard
16550 Oracle Oak Way
Santa Margarita, CA 93453
Phone: 805-438-4452
Fax: 805-438-4860
<slog at aol.com>
www.slosustainability.com
Architects committed to our transition to a sustainable culture. Since 1976 
we have concentrated on sustainable planning, passive solar buildings, 
utilization of green materials, and the aesthetic implications of 
sustainability.
- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - 
- - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -
Semmes & Co - Builders
Turko Semmes
Building New Traditions in Homes.
7360 El Camino Real, Suite D
Atascadero, CA 93422
(805)-466-6737
www.semmesco.com

Passive solar specialty, thick wall const, SB, PISE, ICF. Custom homes for 
over 25 years.
- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - 
- - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -
Nancy Shebesta
Architect
43 Sycamore Rd
Oak View, CA 93022
- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - 
- - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -
SIEGEL AND STRAIN ARCHITECTS
Nancy Malone
1295 59th Street
Emeryville, CA 94608
510-547-8092
nmalone at siegelstrain.com
Siegel and Strain is committed to ecologically sound design solutions for 
housig, schools, camps and historic buildings as well as outreach and 
education.
-- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - 
- - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -
Daniel Silvernail
Architect
Daniel Matthew Silvernail, Archietct
2602 East Cliff Crive
Santa Cruz, CA 95062
silvernail at got.net
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - 
- - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -
DANIEL SMITH AND ASSOCIATES
Dan Smith
Dietmar Lorenz
1107 Virginia Street
Berkeley, CA 94702
510-526-1935
Fax:510-526-1961
<straw at dsaarch.com>
www.dsaarch.com
DSA Architects specializes in sustainable, timeless, strawbale designs 
including custom homes, low-cost housing, experimental vault, commercial 
and institutional buildings, incorporating contemporary technologies and 
natural materials.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - 
- - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -
SONS BUILDING AND DEVELOMENT COMPANY
Keith Robertson
20613 Morning Sun Ln
Grass Valley, CA 95949
530-913-3575
Fax;530-273-7106
<morning at oro.net>
Builder/developer of hybrid designs using strawbale, structural insulated 
panels(SIP), recycled timbers and corrugated iron w/active and passive 
input. Model to view in Nevada County.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - 
- - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -
SUSTAINABLE EARTH ENTERPRISES
Bob Bolles
Skip Fralick
POB 81271
San Diego, CA 92138
619-523-5885

www.strawbalehouse.com
<bob at strawbalehouse.com>
<solarskip at aol.com>
Sustainable Earth Enterprises, Inc.
2845 Nimitz Blvd. # F
San Diego, CA 92106
Phone (619) 523-5885
Fax (619) 523-5826
construction. Solar design & construction
(Water & PV). Energy efficiency design & consulting. Project Management and
on-site construction supervision. Research & development of alternative &
natural building systems.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - 
- - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -
SKILLFUL MEANS DESIGN
John Swearingen
Janet Johnston
POB 207
Junction City, CA 96048
530.623.4479
Fax: 530.623.5579
<johns at skillful-means.com>
www.skillful-means.com
Skillful-Means is a full service design and construction company working 
with strawbale since 1993. We enjoy innovative and environmentally friendly 
designs. We present workshops, supervise bale raisings, and consult with 
other builders and architects.
- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - 
- - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -
Jim Stewart
General Contractor
Wildflower Construction
15980 Wards Ferry Rd
Sonora, CA 95370
209-928-4855
mms at sonnet.com
- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - 
- - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -
Fredrick Stoenner
Architect
Frecrick Stoenner, Architect
563 D Idaho Maryland Rd
Grass Valley, CA 95945
530-274-9418
freds at gv.net
- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - 
- - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -
THE LAST STRAW JOURNAL
Joyce Coppinger
POB 22706
Lincoln, NE 68542
402-483-5135
Fax:402-483-5161
thelaststraw at thelaststraw.org
www.thelaststraw.org
In quarterly publication since 1993, The Last Straw Journal presents 
diverse reader-written articles about strawbale and natural building 
projects and techniques
projects and techniques.

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - 
- - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -
Bob Theis
Architect
Bob Theis, Architect & Community Design
6435 Claremont Ave
Richmond Heights, CA 94805
510-235-0616
bob at bobtheis.net
www.bobtheis.net
Naturally, it's ecological design. But it's maximum insight and maximum 
delight as well. For new buildings, renovations, and for site and 
neighborhood design, matters of life and depth.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - 
- - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -
Theresa Tamley
Architect
Theresa Tamley
POB 554
Woodacre, CA 94973
415-488-1698
<theresatam at aol.com>
Full Service architectural services with an emphasis on environmentally 
responsible design/materials. Experience in load bearing and non SB. 
Available to lead workshops/bale raisings.
- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - 
- - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -

MARK TIGHE
Builder
1109 Alice Street
Ramona, Ca 92065
ALTBLDGEXP at cox.net
209-789-8709
------------------- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - 
- - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - -

GREG VANMECHELEN, ARCHITECT
Greg VanMechelen
1624 Hearst Ave.
Berkeley, CA 94703
510-549-9581
Fax:510-841-9060
gvanmech at aol.com
Ecologically oriented architectural design services, including passive and 
active solar, water systems, and environmentally considered materials for 
residential, commercial and institutional projects.
- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - 
- - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -
VAN DER RYN ARCHITECTS

Buddy Williams, Architect

buddy at ecodesign.org

245 GATE 5 RD
Sausalito, CA 94965
415-332-5806
Fax:415-332-5808

Van der Ryn architects is a full service architectural firm specializing in 
green design. Real Goods Solar Living Center is an expmple of our strawbale 
work.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - 
- - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -
Carol Venolia, Architect
Carol Venolia
POB 4417
Santa Rosa, CA 95402
707-579-2201
<cvenolia at compuserve.com>
Architectural design and consultation( (homes, healing ctrs, workplaces) 
that is yummy for people and the bioshpere, by the author of Healing 
Environments
-------------------- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - 
- - -- - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - -