{"id":715034,"date":"2010-04-13T01:40:55","date_gmt":"2010-04-13T05:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ecofriend.org\/entry\/paksbab-built-affordable-straw-houses-are-earthquake-resistant\/"},"modified":"2026-10-04T12:14:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T16:14:29","slug":"paksbab-built-affordable-straw-houses-are-earthquake-resistant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/715034","title":{"rendered":"PAKSBAB built affordable straw houses are earthquake resistant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/04\/13\/straw-houses_2_6IzGo_69.jpg?w=780\" alt=\"straw houses_2\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Eco Factor:<\/strong> Sustainable houses built from straw.<\/p>\n<p>Earthquakes and skyscrapers are a deadly mix and the devastating results of the mixture have often been seen. A group called <a href=\"http:\/\/www.paksbab.org\/index.php\">PAKSBAB<\/a> is finding solutions with Pakistan Straw Bale and Appropriate Building, a nonprofit working at developing durable buildings that can be built with limited resources.  <\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/04\/13\/straw-houses_1_X2e7Q_69.jpg?w=780\" alt=\"straw houses_1\"\/><\/p>\n<p>PAKSBAB has found answers in low-tech houses made from handmade straw bales. The straw houses are developed with a simple jack and form system. The prestressed bails are set on a stone foundation and support a truss roof. The walls are secured with bamboo and netting. Apart from acting as supporting walls, the bails also provide an adequate level of insulation. A 25ft by 25ft building costs a mere $2250. <\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/04\/13\/straw-houses_3_Cl135_69.jpg?w=780\" alt=\"straw houses_3\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The designers claim that during an earthquake, the building can be damaged but won\u2019t collapse, which means saved lives and resources. <\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/04\/13\/straw-houses_4_xV6Jf_69.jpg?w=780\" alt=\"straw houses_4\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.instablogsimages.com\/images\/2010\/04\/13\/straw-houses_5_v1ik3_69.jpg?w=780\" alt=\"straw houses_5\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Via: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.inhabitat.com\/2010\/04\/12\/affordable-earthquake-resistant-homes-made-from-straw\/\">Inhabitat<\/a>\/<a href=\"http:\/\/www.core77.com\/blog\/materials\/paksbabs_straw-based_earthquake-resistant_houses_16345.asp\">Core77<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eco Factor: Sustainable houses built from straw. Earthquakes and skyscrapers are a deadly mix and the devastating results of the mixture have often been seen. A group called PAKSBAB is finding solutions with Pakistan Straw Bale and Appropriate Building, a nonprofit working at developing durable buildings that can be built with limited resources.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":421,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4821],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-715034","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9NivD-300O","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/715034","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/421"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=715034"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/715034\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":816535,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/715034\/revisions\/816535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=715034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=715034"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=715034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}