Impressive Straw Bale Home & Dream Family Homestead — Sustainable Green Building

This family's ecological home is packed with sustainable features, including straw bale walls, natural materials and finishes, composting toilets, grey water plant beds, a green roof, a solar hot water heater, earthen floors, and a lot more! They manage their forest and use the crowded, dead, or dying trees they remove as firewood to heat their home and they mill any quality wood to be used for projects around the house and property. They also grow and raise a lot of food, including fruit and nut trees, a vegetable garden, a greenhouse, and laying hens for eggs.

You can find out more about Evolve Builders Group and their climate-conscious construction here:

The home was designed by Martin Lieffhebber and includes sleeping pods at one end, an atrium in the middle to capture passive solar energy, and a living and kitchen area at the other end.

After 18 years of living in this natural home and working on multiple green building projects, Chris thinks that Passive House (Passivhaus) is where the industry is heading because it drastically reduces the amount of energy needed to heat and cool a home (often by more than 70%) and it can be done anywhere (urban and rural).

We've made a few videos about Passive House if you want to check them out here:

A big thank you to Chris, Christine, and Mola for sharing their home with us!

Thanks for watching!

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Photo Credits: photos of the house being built, and of Evolve projects were provided by Chris Vander Hout

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[ExploringAlternatives]

Thanks for watching! You can find out more about Evolve Builders Group and check out their green building projects here:

[apheshavaldez]

It's clear to see that a lot of thought and effort went into building this home. I hope they enjoy every minute living in it. ❤️

[artytomparis]

They've done a great job. I hope they have a lot of good friends to share it with.

[CheezNriceu]

Enormous and beautiful, yet sustainable. Love it! What a happy wonderful life❤

[maxine]

That is so beautiful, because and in spite of it being a "working" home.
It really is charming.

These kind of homes are becoming my favourite, I think.

[thims]

It is a gorgeous design, very eye catching in a great way!

Love the roof top garden

[pajcka]

For now, the best video about a self-sustaining ecological house.

[earthrider]

It doesn't get much better than this! 🌞👍🌿

[kyotokat]

Beautifully made. Would love to have a property like this.

[danam.]

The extraordinary benefits of straw bale housing cannot be overstated. (Don't get caught up in thinking straw construction can only be used as infill). The physical sensation of living in the quiet and warmth of a straw structure is profoundly nurturing.
Many states code straw bale without extra permitting or building requirements. Several major insurance companies cover straw as well.

[sharrr]

Comfy home that doesn't poison the habitants, saves energy and uses sustainable materials and off grid! So many wins!! Outstanding!! One question though...how does the hold up in large snow storms and heavy winds like hurricanes and tornadoes?

[nullhill]

The plaster straw walls are just lovely

[ZH]

That wood, that kitchen so beautiful. This man is so handy. Beautiful family

[beaverwrassler]

Its great to see this guy, his wife and his wife's son living in such a great house!

[ann-mariejensen]

What an impressive home! It's unconventional, serves all their needs and is lovely.

[cyrilmoussoki]

C'est une très belle famille et leur concept de maison est vraiment intéressant, il y a beaucoup d'idées à exploiter.
Merci pour le partage.

[andrearoy]

Thank you for making the time. Very informative. Loving kindness

[OlaHermansson]

One of the most beautiful buildings ive ever seen, thanks for sharing.

[Equalshares]

Finally a video that talks on toliet stuff and water

[georgevue]

On Puerto Rico the greywater went directly to my parents garden in their retirement home. 30 miles south of Boston, the grey water from my home is used to water the lawn.