Home specs
Single Family Straw Bale Home.
Location: Squire Canyon,
San Luis Obispo.
Architects: San Luis Sustainability Group.
Green features & materials:
• Passive Solar Design
• Straw Bale Construction
• Interior Clay Plaster
• Bamboo Flooring
• Ritchlite Countertops
• On-Demand Water Heater
• Rough Wired for Future Photovoltaic (Solar) Panels.
• Site Water Catchment to Cistern.
• Stained Concrete Floors.
Homeowners Thoughts
"The passive solar design on this house has been amazing, the house temp never falls below 60 and even in the summer heat stays below 75, without the use of mechanical heating or cooling".