{"id":69,"date":"2025-08-24T17:14:56","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T17:14:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mtnaturalbuilding.com\/?page_id=69"},"modified":"2025-08-24T19:37:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T19:37:04","slug":"our-materials","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/mtnaturalbuilding.com\/?page_id=69","title":{"rendered":"Our Materials"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Creating Shelter and Home from the Materials Around Us<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Melding traditional methods with modern building practices to create sustainable, efficient, and beautiful spaces <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Straw<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Insulation and structure<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  • Strawbale homes are long lasting, high performing, and energy efficient structures<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Superior insulation (~R30), moisture handling, and fire resistance when paired with natural plasters<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Invites design flexibility for both straight lines and curves that are difficult to achieve with conventional materials <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Environmentally sustainable and acts as carbon storage<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • A locally sourced agricultural byproduct<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Strawbale homes are in code and can be permitted!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    Clay<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Protection, texture and color<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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    • A wonderfully flexible and adaptable material used for beautiful walls and floors<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Aesthetically pleasing, also provides humidity and temperature regulation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Plaster can be applied to most wall surfaces to transform the feel and look of a space, pairs excellently with strawbale walls<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Clay floors create a unique and wonderfully feeling surface, integrates very well with radiant heat<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Sculptable for truly unique designs and accents<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Low environmental impact, naturally abundant material often found right on site!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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      Lime<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      Durability and aesthetics<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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      • Cures to become limestone, creating durable wall plasters that are water and fire resistant<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Flexible finishes with a variety of textures and colors possible<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Pair very well with strawbale walls on exterior or wet spaces <\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Antimicrobial properties prevent mold <\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Much lower embodied energy than comparable cement based finishes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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        Wood<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

        Structure and Biophilic Finish<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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        • A mainstay of both natural and conventional building, wood provides a flexible material for both structures and finishes<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Pairs well with strawbale walls to create a structure capable of handling anything the Montana environment can throw at it<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • A locally abundant and renewable resource<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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          Creating Shelter and Home from the Materials Around Us Melding traditional methods with modern building practices to create sustainable, efficient, and beautiful spaces Straw Insulation and structure Clay Protection, texture and color Lime Durability and aesthetics Wood Structure and Biophilic Finish<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-69","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/mtnaturalbuilding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/69","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/mtnaturalbuilding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/mtnaturalbuilding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mtnaturalbuilding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/mtnaturalbuilding.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=69"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/mtnaturalbuilding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/69\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":185,"href":"http:\/\/mtnaturalbuilding.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/69\/revisions\/185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/mtnaturalbuilding.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=69"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}