- Size: 121 m2 (1300 sq ft)
- Barley straw bales, compacted to approx. 91x36x46 cm (36x14x18 in)
- Post and beam frame with straw bale infill (pine beams, killed by the pine beetle, came from the Pincher Creek area
- Windows facing south for passive solar heating
- Composting toilet
- Heat from passive solar, in-floor heating (solar) and wood-burning fireplace
- Built on floating concrete pad (12x12 m, 39 x 39 ft)
- Frost-protected shallow footing with weeping tile to reduce movement of frost under pad
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