Owner(s): Cameron Veale
Region: Perth
Municipality: Rideau Lakes
Email: info@straworks.ca
Web site: http://www.straworks.ca

Number of bedrooms: 2
Number of bathrooms: 1
Usable floor area, square feet (interior): 1000
Building footprint, square feet: 1200
Number of stories: 1
Occupancy date: Spring 2013
Cost per square foot and what that includes: apprx $175 per square foot. still haven't finally crunched the numbers and finished the floor.

Builder arrangement: Contractor
Main contractor name: Deirdre McGahern
Main contractor company: Straworks Inc
Straw bale wall system subcontractor name: Deirdre McGahern
Straw bale wall system subcontractor company: Straworks Inc
Plaster subcontractor name: Deirdre McGahern
Plaster subcontractor company: Straworks Inc
Designer's name: Deirdre McGahern
Designer's firm: Straworks Inc
Structural engineer's name: Anthony Spick
Structural engineer's firm: Blackwell Bowick Inc.
Length of time to build (start to occupancy): 14 months
Volunteer participation: No
Ease of obtaining a building permit: Difficult

Straw type: Wheat


Other plasters used: Clay with Exterior Siding



Mechanical systems info: HRV as required by building code. Propane hot water
Electrical systems info: 1 KW offgrid system to start
Other green features: Passive solar
Anything else you'd like to share?: Interesting process. Only burnt a cord of wood last winter while working in the house. Passive solar aspect works much better than expected.