This case study discusses using straw bale construction for a home for construction workers. Straw bale construction uses bales of straw like wheat or rice as structural building elements and insulation. It is a natural, sustainable, and low-cost construction method that provides highly insulated walls and energy efficiency. The straw bales are a waste product from farming that is inexpensive. Building straw bale walls can be done with unskilled labor and the bales, earth plaster, and other materials have very low costs, making it an economically attractive construction technique.

1. CASE STUDY:HOME FOR
CONSTRUCTION WORKERS
By:-SHOURYA PURI
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
AMITY SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING

2. TOPIC
STRAWBALE HOUSE
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4. STRAWBALE CONSTRUCTION
• Uses bales of straw commonly wheat,
rice, rye and oats straw as structural
elements, building insulation, or both.
• Natural building.
• Sustainable method construction.
• Low cost.
• Energy efficiency of thick, super-insulated
walls.
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5. MATERIAL
• Baled straw from wheat, oats, barley, rye,
rice and others.
• Walls covered by earthen or lime stucco.
• Straw bale are traditionally a waste
product which farmers do not till under the
soil, but do sell as animal bedding or
landscape supply due to their durable
nature
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6. ADVANTAGES
• Easy to build.
• Renewable nature of
straw.
• Low cost.
• Easy availability.
• Naturally fire-
retardant.
• High insulation value.
• Low cost alternative
for building highly
insulating walls.
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7. FEATURES
• Building walls with
straw bales can be
accomplished with
unskilled labour.
• Low costs of the bales
make this technique
economically attractive.
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8. • Earthen plaster taken from site soil,
applied by the owner/builder, and
maintained by the owner is quite
inexpensive,
• Mixture of clay and straw can be used to
fill any voids before the wire mesh is
attached
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9. PLASTER
• Earthen and lime
plaster are two
natural alternatives
• Cement-based stucco
is another popular
option.
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10. THANK YOU
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