A Boston architect and his team are busy designing a fire-resistant house, able to sustain winds up to 200 mph.

A pastiche of upcycled chunks finish the cross-laminated timber residence, designed to preserve energy and the U.K.

The system has a light-gauge steel support structure, with a system to block air and rainwater at the wall connection. The researchers described the system as a prefabricated, opaque, multi ...

according to an open house flyer. "If you know of another prefab straw bale building, please tell us!" the flyer reads. "Tour attendees will be able to see and touch the straw in the walls ...