The Bunkhouse, at community-owned Fordhall Farm in Shropshire contains 758 straw bales in the walls, which are naturally insulating, keeping the building cool in summer and warm in winter; 138 recycled tyres in its foundations; 13 solar panels and 20,000 cedar shingles on the roof; and 26 larch trees.
“The Bunkhouse is a superb addition to Fordhall Farm, and it completely fits in with our totally organic ethos,” said Charlotte Hollins, manager at Fordhall Farm.
“So many of the materials used for the building would have ended up as waste or landfill, but now they are given a long lasting purpose. Plus the others have resulted in us storing and locking carbon into building, thereby helping to drastically reduce our carbon footprint.”