Owner(s): Andre and Donna Hurtubise
Region: Perth
Municipality: Perth
Email: andre.donna.hurtubise@gmail.com

Number of bedrooms: 2
Number of bathrooms: 1 1/2
Usable floor area, square feet (interior): 1260
Building footprint, square feet: 1485
Number of stories: 1
Occupancy date: Dec. 2010

Builder arrangement: Both owner and contractor
Main contractor name: Deirdre McGahern
Main contractor company: Straworks
Straw bale wall system subcontractor name: same
Straw bale wall system subcontractor company: same
Plaster subcontractor name: same
Plaster subcontractor company: same
Designer's name: owner
Length of time to build (start to occupancy): 5 months from start of bale carpentry to move-in
Volunteer participation: a few friends for plaster days
Ease of obtaining a building permit: Relatively easy




Other insulation materials used: Fibreglass in strategic locations

Other bale wall style info: larsen truss system
Straw type: Wheat



Paints used on bale wall plaster: none yet but milk paint inside and mineral silicate on the exterior

Other information about windows: Awnings
Mechanical systems info: Propane high efficiency boiler. Radiant hydronics in slab. Venmar HRV
Electrical systems info: Grid, future solar hot water planned
Other green features: Passive solar design, appropriate siting of house for same, Waterloo Biofilter septic