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This is the house that straw built

Archiseek / Ireland / News / 2001 / May 31 2001: This is the house that straw built

As student projects go, building a house takes beating. But this weekend in Mallow, Co Cork, Rob Hopkins' students will be putting the finishing touches to a strawbale house. The house will then be one of the central attractions of the Mallow Homes and Gardens Festival which runs from June 21st to 24th. The students have been learning about the technique of straw building in a series of three weekend workshops headed by Mr Hopkins, permaculture designer and teacher in the discipline of sustainable structures.

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