Straw bale construction has attracted much interest in the search for sustainable housing solutions. In spite of prolific research and many publicized advantages of building with this material, no academic study has previously examined homeowner perceptions of straw bale housing. This study aimed to discover the dimensions of straw bale homeownership, and to examine concepts of house, home, and place, through the lens of environmental psychology. By personal interviews with current straw bale homeowners, I identified common themes of straw bale homeownership and explored the emotional connection to place and the development of home.;In the literature review portion of my study, I examined the work of prevalent straw bale researchers, including Chris Magwood, Peter Mack and Tina Therrien, Chris Walker, Bruce King, Catherine Wanek, Bill and Athena Steen, Clarke Snell and Tim Callahan, Ed Paschich and Jan Zimmerman, Paul Lacinski and Michel Bergeron, Nehemiah Stone, and several less prominent figures within the straw bale community. Referencing these authors I discussed widely accepted theories of straw bale construction, authoritative scientific findings on its viability as a building material, and the relevance of these to the homeownership experience.;Initial interview questions followed the structured-interview method of post-occupancy evaluation. This method allowed respondents to answer questions by self-selecting the content of their interview. Subsequent questions will remain open-ended so that responses may explore the unique experiences of each interviewee. All interviews have been transcribed, and I performed content analysis following the theories of Weber (1990), and Stemler (2001), in order to explore the dimensions of straw bale homeownership. By identifying these dimensions, my study helps to establish a connection between straw bale research and straw bale homeownership. Within the spectrum of the homeowner experience, this study will serve to identify strengths and weaknesses of straw bale construction from a previously underrepresented perspective.
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机译：稻草包建设引起了人们对寻找可持续住房解决方案的极大兴趣。尽管进行了广泛的研究并且使用此材料进行了许多公开宣传的优势建筑，但之前尚未进行任何学术研究来研究房主对草捆房屋的看法。这项研究的目的是通过环境心理学的视角来发现稻草包房屋所有权的维度，并研究房屋，房屋和地方的概念。通过对当前草捆房主的个人访谈，我确定了草捆房主的共同主题，并探讨了与地方和房屋发展之间的情感联系。在我的研究的文献综述部分中，我检查了流行的草包研究人员的工作，包括克里斯·麦格伍德（Chris Magwood），彼得·麦克（Peter Mack）和蒂娜·塞里安（Tina Therrien），克里斯·沃克（Chris Walker），布鲁斯·金（Bruce King），凯瑟琳·瓦内克（Catherine Wanek），比尔和雅典娜·斯蒂恩（Cathelle Snell and Tim Callahan），埃德·帕奇奇（Ed Paschich）和扬·齐默曼（Jan Zimmerman），保罗·拉辛斯基（Paul Lacinski）和米歇尔·伯杰龙（Michel Bergeron），尼希米·斯通（Nehemiah Stone）以及一些不那么知名的人物在草捆社区中。我参考这些作者讨论了广泛接受的稻草构造理论，有关其作为建筑材料的可行性的权威科学发现以及这些与房屋所有权经验的相关性。初始采访问题遵循了占用后评估的结构化访谈方法。这种方法使受访者可以通过自行选择采访内容来回答问题。随后的问题将保持开放式，以便回答可以探索每个受访者的独特经历。所有访谈都已被转录，我根据Weber（1990）和Stemler（2001）的理论进行了内容分析，以探讨草捆房屋所有权的维度。通过确定这些维度，我的研究有助于在草捆研究与草捆房屋所有权之间建立联系。在房主经验的范围内，这项研究将有助于从以前代表性不足的角度确定草捆构造的优缺点。
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