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Navajo Elder Straw Bale Housing

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Navajo Elder Straw Bale Housing

Project Location: Tuba City, Arizona (Navajo Nation), United States
Building Type: Residential - Single Family
Project Descripton: A family of community-designed housing prototypes

“Straw bale construction is at once an American invention and a sustainable answer to housing needs on and off the reservation.”

— Rick West, Director,....

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