[Sdpg] Jan. 28, Strawbale & Fire-Resistant Homes Presentation

[San Diego Economic Conversion & Permaculture Center]

Strawbale Home Design Essentials -
Slide show & presentation with author/photographer Catherine Wanek

and Building fire-resistant homes using Strawbales - A roundtable discussion of
"lessons learned" from the recent San Diego wildfires

at the NewSchool of Architecture, January 28, 2004

SAN DIEGO - A slide-show lecture detailing design and construction of
strawbale homes will be presented by "The New Strawbale Home" author and
photographer Catherine Wanek at the New School of Architecture. Following
the lecture, the fire-resistant benefits of strawbale will be highlighted
during the roundtable discussion of San Diego County wildfire victims'
experiences, focusing on strawbale-related case studies.

Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2004
.       5:30 pm Reception
.       6-7 pm  Strawbale building lecture and slide show presented by
Catherine Wanek, author and photographer of "The New Strawbale Home."
.       7-8 pm  Round table discussion of fire victims' experiences,
highlighting strawbale-related case studies.

Location:
NewSchool of Architecture & Design
1249 F St.
San Diego CA 92101

For more information call Hubbell & Hubbell, 619.231.0446


About the Presentation
Want to build a healthy, beautiful home that nurtures your family and
reduces energy bills?  Straw-bale construction may be the answer.

Aesthetically, strawbale offers wide, sculptable walls that surround you
like an embrace, yet can satisfy any design preference.  Sturdy bales
double as "super insulation," which can reduce heating and cooling bills
by 50 to 90% over conventional construction.  Plastered bale walls also
resist fire and flame spread, and dampen neighborhood noises.  Natural
and non-toxic, straw bales are a healthy choice for your family, and are
an ecological building material available in most regions.

To build a lasting, low-maintenance strawbale home you need to
understand a few common-sense aspects of design and construction,
consistent with quality conventional building practices.  The
presentation will include images from Wanek's The New Strawbale Home, a
full color book profiling forty homes from California to Quebec, New
York to New Mexico.

About The New Strawbale Home
Building with bales has begun to enter the mainstream yet many people
still wonder, what does a strawbale house look like?  Catherine Wanek's
The New Strawbale Home provides the answer - anything you want!
Innovative architects & owner/builders are reinventing this century-old
technology to create thick-walled modern houses of surpassing beauty,
that also save energy and are healthy for their inhabitants and the
environment.

This practical book compiles floor plans and images from forty
cutting-edge homes across North America, discussing varying climate
consideration & essential design details.  Chapters include information
on budget matters, code compliance, siting & energy efficiency,
structural systems, & finishing touches.  It also offers valuable
insights & hindsights of architects, contractors & owner/builders, and
an extensive resource section.


About Catherine Wanek
Author, photographer and filmmaker Catherine Wanek is a pioneer in the
strawbale movement.  She published & edited The Last Straw Journal,
co-authored The Art of Natural Building, and produced & directed the
Building with Straw video series, and the videos Urban Permaculture and
The Straw Bale Solution.  She's a founding member of the non-profit
organization Builders Without Borders.

Visit  www.strawbalecentral.com to find more about Wanek's work, or
contact her at: Catherine Wanek Black Range Films & Natural Building
Resources 119 Main St. , Kingston, NM 88042 505-895-3389 / fax
505-895-3326 blackrange at zianet.com