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Nottingham EcoWorks- Straw Bale work on eco-building in St.Anns -- Part 5

Tash [alan lodge] | 18.09.2005 22:44 | Ecology

We have done a bit more on "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.






















Nottingham EcoWorks- Straw Bale work on eco-building in St.Anns -- Part 5


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.

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:

Amazon Nails Straw Bale Building  http://www.strawbalefutures.org.uk

Straw Bale Building(UK) by Amazon Nails  http://www.strawbale-building.co.uk

Strawbale Article From 'Permaculture Magazine'  http://www.permaculture.co.uk/mag/Articles/Strawbale.html

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


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Earlier post of sequence on Indymedia at:

EcoWorks: Straw Bale work on "eco-building" in St.Anns :: Part 1
 http://indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/nottinghamshire/2005/08/321023.html


EcoWorks: Straw Bale work on "eco-building" in St.Anns :: Part 2
 http://indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/nottinghamshire/2005/08/321341.html


EcoWorks: Straw Bale work on "eco-building" in St.Anns :: Part 3
 http://indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/nottinghamshire/2005/08/321520.html


EcoWorks: Straw Bale work on "eco-building" in St.Anns :: Part 4
 http://indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/nottinghamshire/2005/09/323670.html


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