We are going to be building a strawbale house. DH has done more research on it then I have but we are hoping to start later this year. We are only a small family and to start with it will be quite a small house but will be self-sufficient with composting toilet, tank water, solar etc. We got a good price on a block because it is a bit far from the power grid so the money we saved on the block will go to putting on solar. We are pretty excited but have to wait until I finish my work project due to time involved.