IronStraw Group to become The Sustainable Building Alliance

We've started a new project! We'll be working for the next two years on a sustainable strawbale community neighborhood of 20 homes in New Zealand. Watch these pages for more news about this exciting project and our workshops, as well as internships, volunteer, and wwoofing opportunities.

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Educators and advocates for sustainable building since 1994, The IronStraw Group became an IRS 501(c)(3) organization and active as a nonprofit in 1999.  As a compact, dynamic and effective business for environmental and social change, IronStraw has been busy! You can click on the links above to visit all our web pages.

Quick links to some of our successful past projects:

2005 Strawbale Workshops   3,700 sq. ft. southwest adobe style   Two Story split level   Timberframe/strawbale Photos of Workshops   2004 Strawbale Habitat for Humanity   Ellensburg Chapter 1st Strawbale House   Designed and consulting by IronStraw   1st strawbale permits in the City of Ellensburg Photos of Habitat Home   2003 Omak Strawbale Farmworker Housing   7,000 sq. ft. of strawbale duplexes   Funded by Washington Housing Trust Fund   1st Solar Grid-Tie with Chelan PUD   Designed, built and owned by IronStraw Photos of Omak Project 2002 1st Strawbale Public Library in U.S.   Funded by CDBG Federal Grant   Meeting the needs of immigrant workers   Designed and built by IronStraw Watch a construction slideshow  (uses Javascript)

Feel free to browse our entire site, using the navigation links at the top of each page. We've had lots of success, awards, and great times building energy efficient, sustainable strawbale buildings For further information please feel free to contact Michael Thomas, Executive Director of IronStraw by e-mail at the address and email below.