EASTHAMPTON — When Easthampton builder Greg Bossie was looking for environmentally friendly ways to insulate the houses he constructs, he harkened back centuries to when people stayed warm by tucking ...

With a $50,000 award for Phase 1 of New York State Energy Research and Development Authority’s (NYSERDA) Natural Carbon Solutions Innovation Challenge, Greene County company Build With Nature is ...

The Dyers' house is under construction near Cooper's landing, where they have an organic apple orchard and flower farm. Joan and Greg Dyer will soon have the first house in Missouri built with ...

Kenyans are increasingly embracing straw bale technology, which uses materials made entirely out of farm waste, to build cheaper and environmentally-friendly dream homes, writes KEVIN OGUOKO Jackline ...

Straw houses are reportedly being built in England in an attempt to save costs and reduce energy consumption. The six three-bedroom homes are being piloted by North Kesteven County Council, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When we moved into our house, there was a shed in the garden. Its timbers were rotten, the floor had long since disappeared into ...

A time-honored method of construction will find new expression as a Columbia building company shows off its home built of prefabricated straw bale panels. The house, which its builders believe is the ...

SPRINGFIELD — With technology from Sweden by way of Australia, Durra Panel USA plans to take wasted wheat straw and press it into building panels that could replace gypsum. The company is looking for ...