We are specialists in straw bale and straw panel building.

As a leading building and training social enterprise specialising in natural materials use, we provide exceptional straw bale building, design and training services across the UK, Europe and beyond. We are the UK lead partner in the acclaimed European pre-fabricated straw panel system Ecococon.

We are consultants, designers, educators, trainers and contract builders, dedicated to expanding knowledge and passionate about promoting the use of local materials, in the creation of healthy, high-performance and low carbon, sustainable spaces.

Our core team works with a network of partners to design and construct buildings from hotels and health clinics to social housing and two storey load bearing straw bale buildings on rammed car tyre foundations - most aspects of which have been run as live, on-site training courses.

Our portfolio includes examples of the low impact, energy efficient, durable and beautiful buildings.

We offer a wide range of services and support to the self builder, construction industry, schools, community groups and humanitarian aid organisations. From consultancy, architectural design and artist�s impressions, planning and building regulation approvals, energy calculations, full contract-build services and on-site and bespoke training workshops. In straw bale and straw panel building, cement-free foundation systems, healthy, low impact earth plasters & paints, and lime or lime stabilized earth renders.

Committed to collaborative working, we can support you all the way from initial vision and design concept through to the finished build. We look forward to creating beautiful spaces with you.