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EcoWorks: Straw Bale work on "eco-building" in St.Anns :: Part 2

Tash [alan lodge] | 17.08.2005 11:44

We are building an "eco-building" at ECOWORKS, a community garden project on the Hungerhill allotments in St. Ann's. Volunteers have been working on this exciting project since October, and it's time to put the walls up now!
Straw bales are a low-impact, highly insulating and user-friendly building material. The construction process is highly inclusive, satisfying and fun.






















EcoWorks: Straw Bale work on "eco-building" in St.Anns :: Part 2

Work has been going on with the project for months. But I show you in this post, the very start of the straw bale building of the walls.

Continued from:

 http://indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/nottinghamshire/2005/08/321023.html


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We are building an "eco-building" at ECOWORKS, a community garden project on the Hungerhill allotments in St. Ann's. Volunteers have been working on this exciting project since October, and it's time to put the walls up now!

Straw bales are a low-impact, highly insulating and user-friendly building material. The construction process is highly inclusive, satisfying and fun.

The walls will go up this weekend! All are very welcome - everyone can help with a straw bale project, regardless of experience. All tools etc. will be provided. This is a great opportunity to learn this fascinating building technique and help to create an innovative building for Ecoworks!

Ecoworks is in St.Ann's, accessed from either Ransom Road or Hungerhills Road. Transport can be arranged from the town centre.

For more details phone 07973 116291


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Contacts:

EcoWorks Allotments
Hungerhill , St Annes , Nottingham
Ph: 0115 978 0180

Office: Adrian Horsley
International Community Centre
Mansfield Road
Nottingham
NG1 3FN
email:  Ecoworks@gn.apc.org
phone: 0115 911 2522


also check out: St Anns Allotments Network  http://www.staan.co.uk


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Earlier post on Indymedia about all this at:

EcoWorks: Straw Bale work on "eco-building" in St.Anns :: Part 1

 http://indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/nottinghamshire/2005/08/321023.html

&

Straw Bale building in Nottingham!

 http://indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/nottinghamshire/2005/08/320718.html


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