This fully revised and updated edition includes new construction drawings, standard details for best-practice design, examples of off-the-peg drawings for small buildings such as summer houses and studios, and designs for affordable houses. These designs have a carbon rating of less than zero.As a building material, straw excels in the areas of cost-effectiveness and energy efficiency. "Building with Straw Bales" gives details of all the main construction methods and includes: bale specificationsplanswalls and foundationsdoors and windowsplasteringbuilding regulations and planning permissionfrequently asked questions, liconstruction drawings