Tuesday, 24 September 2013

Bale Development Will Slash Costs

Eric Pickles has officially opened the first straw bale homes to be built by a housing association in Britain - with tenants set to see heating bills 85% cheaper than the average costs for similar homes of traditional construction.  Built on council-owned land, the houses have already been let at affordable rents to families on the local housing register. While the costs of construction are similar to costs of conventional construction, houses built using straw bales need almost no conventional heating due to their exceptionally high insulating properties. Read more on 24dash.

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