Owner(s): Kristy & Glen Hodgson
Region: Barrie/Muskoka/Parry Sound
Municipality: Parry Sound
Email: kriskujala@yahoo.com
Web site: strawhodgelodge.blogspot.com

Number of bedrooms: 3
Number of bathrooms: 2
Usable floor area, square feet (interior): 2100 sq. ft.
Number of stories: 2.5
Occupancy date: May 2011

Main contractor name: Paul Hannon
Straw bale wall system subcontractor name: Ben Polley
Plaster subcontractor name: Tina
Plaster subcontractor company: Camel's Back
Length of time to build (start to occupancy): 18 months
Volunteer participation: A little
Ease of obtaining a building permit: Difficult

Straw type: Wheat





Mechanical systems info: Solar panels and a wind turbine
Other green features: 2 large water sisterns to harvest the rain water, thermal mass wall, 3 ft. overhangs, cooking wood stove, infloor radiant heating, passive solar design, stack effect, & FSC wood.
Anything else you'd like to share?: On a 200 acre lot.