a. Bill McDonough Likes Green Sandwich Bio Panel, a building system, that uses a core made of biomass like rice straw, and can be covered in Earthskin- a mix of 80% earth and concrete.



b. The Austrian Strawbale Network, or das österreichische strohballen-netzwerk (ASBN), is a hot bed of strawbale design and has a great photo library of strawbale buildings across Europe, from the modern to the rustic.



c. Fascinating story about a Californian city, Visalia, who has approved plans to build 2 police stations from the strawbale. Not only will they reduce heating and cooling costs by up to 50% but the buildings are ballistics and blast resistance!