...your place of learning

This site will document the progress of the construction of a community training facility, using straw bale construction, at Berkeley Vale on the NSW Central Coast.




May 2010

May has seen an explosion of activity on the site including the Straw Bale Building Working Bee!

The straw arrives:




Making Half bales:


Before long we have the beginnings of the walls:


Securing compression plate:






First coat of render on...




Front Entrance:


Looking out to the Front Entry and Foyer:


Tutorial Room 1:




Tutorial Room 2:


Training Room 3 and Kitchen area:



Training Room 3:




Break Out Space:





Comms Room:





In Training Room 4:



In the Meeting Room:

In Tutorial Room 2:






The completed straw bale walls and interior linings completed ready for painting...
Training Room 1:




Training Room 2: