The EcoNest Home: Designing and Building a Light Straw Clay House

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Step-by-step instructions to build your own beautiful, environmentally friendly, healthy natural home.

An EcoNest is not just a homeit is a breathtakingly beautiful structure that nurtures health and embraces ecology. This unique approach to construction combines light clay straw, timber framing, earthen floors, natural plasters, and other natural techniques with the principles of Building Biology to create a handcrafted living sanctuary. By bringing together time-honored traditions and modern innovations, owners of EcoNests enjoy living spaces that reflect the best of both worlds.

The EcoNest Homeis an in-depth exploration of the benefits of choosing this technique over conventional alternatives, combined with a complete practical guide for prospective designers and builders. Paula Baker-Laporte and Robert Laporte draw on their own extensive experience to provide:

• A detailed explanation of the nature-based science behind EcoNests
• Fully illustrated, step-by-step instructions to guide you through construction
• Dozens of inspiring photos of completed projects

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Robert Laporte introduced light straw clay construction to North America, combining it with a family of other hand-crafted techniques including traditional timber framing, earthen floors, and natural plasters to create a holistic natural building system. He is the co-author of Econest: Creating Sustainable Sanctuaries of Clay, Straw and Timber. Robert Laporteintroduced light straw clay construction to North America, combining it with a family of other hand-crafted techniques including traditional timber framing, earthen floors, and natural plasters to create a holistic natural building system. He is the co-author ofEconest: Creating Sustainable Sanctuaries of Clay, Straw and Timber.