Talk:Straw-bale construction
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| This Sustainability-related article is part of WikiProject Energy development, an attempt to build a comprehensive presentation of the issues related to energy development on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, you can choose to edit the article attached to this page, or visit the project page, where you can join the project and help it bring clarity to the important and wide ranging issues of Sustainable development and Energy development. |
Contents |
[edit] Proposed move
I think this great article would be better over at wikibooks. I'll just go ahead and do it sometime after march 2006 unless there is clear objection. --DuLithgow 20:49, 24 February 2006 (UTC)
- I see the point in using this article to start a wikibook, but I don't see any point in diminishing this article in any way. In any case I'd be glad to help out with a wikibook. Got any interesting ideas for a name? Christiaan 13:13, 25 February 2006 (UTC)
- I don't think the name should change, at least not the name of the url, it's too important for search engines that it be meaningful. I would also suggest that this article be trimmed down to describe the concept of straw bale construction, not the how and why - that's not encyclopedic, that's a how-to which belongs over at wikibooks or similar. But how about if I concentrate on moving it, and we'll take it from there. There are big discussions going on on some SB email lists about the best way to distribute information - so I want to move fast while the topis is alive. --DuLithgow 13:14, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
- Fair enough, sounds good. Christiaan 13:35, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
- I think the information should stay here. Make a copy at wikibooks by all means, but there should also be an article here for people who want to read a quick intro to the subject (which is what this is, after all).
- *Septegram*Talk*Contributions* 20:22, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
- OK, I'm an idiot. I didn't realize the proposed move date was March 2006
- *Septegram*Talk*Contributions* 20:25, 5 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Expanded, wikified
Ok, I've just added a bunch of material and reorganized a bit. There are tons of beautiful straw-bale houses out there... anyone got time to dig some up? Wordie 15:58, 10 Sep 2004 (UTC)
[edit] Environmental considerations
I don't have the resource material handy to write about environmental considerations -- both external (resource consumption) and internal (offgassing? better or worse for people with environmental sensitivities than conventional construction?). Anyone up for the challenge?
Wordie 16:42, 13 Sep 2004 (UTC)
[edit] Removal of Luddite link
I removed this link as it doesn't seem to bear any relation to straw bale construction. Christiaan 11.30, 13 Nov 2004 (UTC)
[edit] New Guy
Greetings everyone. I stumbled across this article and was compelled to become a member of Wikipedia, though I have been passively using the site for a while. I have been active in the SB community for the past few years, having worked on various stages of several projects in the US. I was one of a crew of four who built a strawbale residence from the muddy foundation trench, to the roof's ridge cap, to the finish coat of plaster. I am currently living in the UK working on a master's degree in Advanced Environmental and Energy Studies at the Centre for Alternative Technology.
I'd like to contribute to and improve this article, but I'm new to the Wiki process so bear with me while I take it slow.
I made a few edits to the external links and listed them in the edit summary. My reason for changing the text of The Straw Bale House to The Canelo Project (leaving the URL the same) is that the Steens' Book, while beautifully done and very influential, is also seriously outdated. The Canelo Project is still thriving and it seemed better to just call the link what it is. All of the Steens' books are available from that site.
I can recommend some other books but I am not familiar with the etiquette re: linking to Amazon or other commercial sites.
I moved The Last Straw Journal to the top, because for up-to-date information there is no better resource. I added Surfin' StrawBale just below it because it is the longest-lasting (and longest) list of links related to straw bale construction that exists.
I moved the two links to the Paso Robles project description together, since they're related. After browsing through both sites, it seems to me that they are detailing a long, ugly dispute between an owner and his former contractor. While the negative aspects and pitfalls of straw bale construction need to be addressed, are these links appropriate? There is really very little information about straw bale construction there.
The dimensions in the materials section are kinda screwy, especially the bulk bales. I'm going to go in and fix what I can; I know that bulk bales are not 3 inches square :)
Straw blocks are cool, and need to be mentioned, but they are not bales, nor is using straw blocks really straw bale construction. Is there a better place to put them?
That's all for now, cheers. Jason Perry 15:37, 30 November 2005 (UTC)
[edit] We need to restore some detail to this article
The Wikibooks project is fantastic (though rather optimistic, don't you think?), but there's no reason why we can't have a fair amount of detail on this page. People still want an encyclopaedic summary of information without having to read an entire ebook. El T 18:31, 2 July 2006 (UTC)
