Strawbale Studio Links & Resources
Michigan & Midwest Resources
Oxford, MI 248 628 1887
Natural Building Activities & Presentations.
Deanne Bednar (ecoartdb@aol.com)
Traverse City, MI 49684
Thomas Hirsch, Larry Kinney
Construction, design, consultation for natural building & solar design and more.
HarvestBuild Associates, Inc.
13182 N. Boone Rd. Columbia Station, OH 44028 Tel: 440-236-3344
Design, Consulting, & Construction of Strawbale Homes.
Wayne Appleyard -- Sunstructures Architects
Architect specializing since 1974 in passive solar, resource efficient, environmentally sound buildings including strawbale.
East Lansing MI Tel: 517-332-5960
General architectural practice, including passive solar, SB, alternatives. Teaches classes on alternative structure.
Christina Snyder, Architect. (casnyder at ic.org, spam protected)
Manchester, MI
Also teaches/presents on the Zero Energy Home
Tel: 734-747-8860
Green design, and helping to coordinate conversation on natural building and community in Ann Arbor area.
Heart and Soul Landscaping and Natural Building
Creating spaces of sanctuary.
Contact: Daniel Little (heart-and-soul@comcast.net) 1-734-761-9144
State of Michigan Department of Environmental Quality.
General Resources and Sites of Interest
Strawbale Emergency Shelter Construction Plans:
Sustainable Detroit. Sustainable Detroit promotes inspiration and networking throughout meto-Detroit - so get inspired, discover who is doing what on the network page, view the calendar to find an event or volunteer workday, or join the mailing lists and keep up to date with fresh people, places, and ideas.
Building for the Future Handbook. The "Building Green for the Future" Handbook, above, (108 pages, 2,403kb), shares stories and benefits of green building efforts in Michigan. It tells of the successes going on in (schools, libraries, commercial and government buildings +)
'Green' building is an effort to improve the energy, environmental and health impacts of buildings. Such buildings may look like the building next door but are built and operate extraordinarily well. "'Green' buildings use resources like energy, water, materials, and land much more efficiently than buildings that are simply built to code. They create healthier working, learning, and living environments with more natural light and cleaner air, and they contribute to improved inhabitant health, comfort, and productivity. Sustainable buildings are cost-effective for developers by reducing construction costs and creating buildings that are in high demand. These buildings also save owners money by reducing operations and maintenance costs, lowering utility bills and increasing productivity."
The Handbook was created by the Urban Catalyst Associates and is now available at the DEQ's Green Construction and Deconstruction Website.
The Earth Charter. a declaration for Sustainability! Inspiring. Written over a 10 year period by people from all cultures and religions. Check it out and promote it!
herbcraft.org Michigan Herbalist Jim McDonald has created an awesome website that reflects his joyful understanding of plants. Jim gives a variety of classes in the Great Lakes Bioregion that you do not want to miss! Check out this site for lots of fastinating information on herbal identification, uses, and many more links to trustworthy herbal information gleaned from some of the best herbalists around!
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