Owner(s): Chris Vander Hout & Christine Hoy
Region: Grey/Bruce
Municipality: Hanover

Number of bedrooms: 2
Number of bathrooms: 2
Building footprint, square feet: 1700
Number of stories: 1
Occupancy date: January 2005

Builder arrangement: Owner
Straw bale wall system subcontractor company: Harvest Homes
Plaster subcontractor company: Harvest Homes
Architect's name: Martin Liefheber
Architect's firm: Breathe Architects
Length of time to build (start to occupancy): 8 months
Volunteer participation: Bale raising
Ease of obtaining a building permit: Relatively easy


Other roof system info: Shed and flat/living

Other bale wall style info: meshed and stitched
Straw type: Wheat


Other plasters used: Cement lime and Clay interior walls

Other plaster colourants: Clay Veneers
Paints used on bale wall plaster: Silicate Paint
Other bale wall plaster paints: Clay Veneers

Mechanical systems info: propane cook stove, wood stove, dug well. Natural cooling ventilation. Clivus Multrum composting toilet and greywater septic system
Other green features: Composting toilet/ Greywater, Wood logged from property used for siding, decking, trim and interior doors, Solar water heating, Wood gasification wood boiler to heat Radiant floor system.