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A nonprofit is hoping to ease the California housing crunch with a building method that is centuries old—stacking bales of straw. Just Places, which is partnered with another housing nonprofit, People ...

Vermont homebuilder New Frameworks is constructing prefabricated homes ranging from 300 to 1,200 square feet using sustainable straw structural panels. The "Casitas Line" offers kit or turnkey options ...

With a $50,000 award for Phase 1 of New York State Energy Research and Development Authority’s (NYSERDA) Natural Carbon Solutions Innovation Challenge, Greene County company Build With Nature is ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — When it comes to building a house, there are a lot of choices to make. Those choices can be inspired by a lot of things. In this week’s Flashback Friday, KELOLAND’S Perry ...