CHICAGO: Visions of the future of seniors housing are currently on display.
All the housing types are currently under construction.
A research project led by the University of Bath and Modcell, a specialist firm of architects, has resulted in what they say are the world’s first commercially available straw homes.
Although the seven houses in Shirehampton, Bristol, are not Britain’s first homes to be constructed using straw bales, they are the first of their kind to be put on the British property open market.
In order to satisfy planning requirements and match the neighboring properties, the houses’ exteriors appear quite ordinary: tiled roofs and brick cladding. However, once you go beyond that the secret of this super insulated construction is revealed: their timber-framed walls are filled with straw bales…
