Owner(s): Tom & Anasuya Weil
Region: Perth
Municipality: Westport
Web site: www.ecobuilders.ca

Number of bedrooms: 3
Number of bathrooms: 2
Building footprint, square feet: 1500
Number of stories: 1
Occupancy date: 2013

Builder arrangement: Contractor
Main contractor name: Kris Bailey
Main contractor company: Dwellings
Straw bale wall system subcontractor company: Camels Back
Plaster subcontractor name: Deirdre McGahern
Plaster subcontractor company: Straworks
Designer's name: Andy Mueller
Designer's firm: Greenspace Collective
Structural engineer's name: Tim Krahn
Structural engineer's firm: Building Alternatives Inc
Length of time to build (start to occupancy): Still in progress
Ease of obtaining a building permit: Somewhat difficult

Other roof system info: Conventional rafters

Paints used on bale wall plaster: EcoHouse
Mechanical systems info: HRV. Heated slabs in basement, bedroom, and bathroom. Woodstove.
Electrical systems info: Off Grid, solar.
Anything else you'd like to share?: This is an interesting opportunity to view a bale house under construction, just before plastering stage with the bales exposed.