Earthcraft Construction

09/07/2026

We’re putting straw bale construction to the ultimate test — fire.

Learn & Burn is a live community demonstration where we build real walls, straw bale and conventional, and burn them side by side to see firsthand how each performs under real fire exposure. This isn’t a simulation. It’s happening live, in partnership with the Wildland Firefighter Foundation, to support wildfire safety education right here in the Treasure Valley.

🗓️ Saturday, September 12
🕙 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
📍 Wildland Firefighter Foundation, 2393 W Airport Way, Boise, ID 83705

Free and open to the public — bring the whole family. Learn more at earthcraftconstruction.com.

Design-build custom homes, high-performance retrofits, renovations & ADUs in Boise, Idaho since 1978. Straw bale, passive solar & net-zero builds.

09/06/2026

That steep foothills lot you love is not a reason to walk away. A flat lot is easy but generic. A slope offers something better: a home that steps with the grade, catches the views, and settles into the hillside as though it always belonged there. The difference between a headache and a gift is design and engineering. Read the site well, meet the grade with the right foundation, and the slope becomes the reason your home is extraordinary. The blog explains it. Full post at the link in bio.

09/06/2026

Will it last? It is the question under every straw bale decision. The answer is already written: bale homes built in Nebraska in the 1890s are still standing and occupied today. A well-built bale home ages with character rather than wearing out. The walls stay sound. Natural finishes wear in and develop patina. With reasonable care, it becomes a home measured in generations, not decades. A legacy, not a purchase that fades. The blog explains how. Full post at the link in bio.
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09/02/2026

Come see what sustainable, high-performance building looks like up close — straw bale walls, green building materials, and real answers to your questions from our team. Whether you’re planning a custom home or just curious about eco-friendly construction, this is hands-on and made for you.

📍 JUMP (Jack’s Urban Meeting Place), Boise
📅 Saturday, September 19th, 2026
🕓 4-8 PM
🎉 Free family farm festival — tractor derby races, carnival games, food trucks, live music, and more

Don’t just plan on it — put it on your calendar and actually make it. See you there!

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08/30/2026

On rural Idaho land, water is something you plan for, not something that just appears at the tap. A private well draws from the ground the home sits on. The roof, with its generous overhangs, can capture the rain that falls for free. Efficient fixtures and smart design stretch every gallon. Planned as one system from the start, it makes a home that stands on its own, supplied by its own land and using every drop with care. The blog explains it. Full post at the link in bio.

08/30/2026

A roof does far more than shed rain. On a high-performance home, the overhangs are the sun's on-off switch: they welcome the low winter sun and block the high summer sun with nothing but geometry. Those same overhangs are the home's hat, keeping weather off the walls so the plaster ages beautifully for a century. And the roof completes the insulated envelope up and over the top. Designed with intent, it protects, shades, seals, and crowns the whole home at once. The blog explains it. Full post at the link in bio.

08/28/2026

People come to straw bale for the walls. But the finishes inside decide whether the whole home feels like one coherent thing. Breathable plaster walls deserve floors and surfaces chosen the same way: real wood, stone, tile, clay. Materials that age with character instead of wearing out, and that keep the air as clean as the walls intended. A home that is natural and grounded from the plaster all the way to the floorboards. You feel it the moment you walk in. The blog explains it. Full post at the link in bio.

08/27/2026

People come to straw bale for the walls, the insulation, the quiet, the thickness. But once you are standing inside a finished home, something becomes clear. The walls set a tone, and everything else either honors it or fights it. It would be strange to build breathable, no-off-gassing plaster walls and then run cheap synthetic flooring and high-VOC finishes through the same rooms. So the finishes carry the same standard: natural wood, stone, tile, and clay, chosen to last the life of the home and keep the air genuinely clean. The blog explains how a straw bale home gets finished. Read the full breakdown.

https://earthcraftconstruction.com/post/natural-interior-finishes-straw-bale-home-idaho

08/18/2026

The best homes don’t compete with the landscape. They become part of it.

At EarthCraft Construction, we design custom homes that work with Boise’s natural terrain, not against it.

08/10/2026

LEARN & BURN is coming soon. 🔥

What happens when straw bale construction meets real fire?

Earthcraft design | build is partnering with the Wildland Firefighter Foundation for a hands-on community event that puts the fire resilience of straw bale walls to the test.

This isn’t a presentation or a simulation. We’re building it, burning it, and seeing firsthand how these natural building systems perform under real fire exposure.

It’s an opportunity to bring together builders, firefighters, homeowners, and our community to ask questions, challenge assumptions, and learn more about designing homes with wildfire resilience in mind.

Real fire. Real answers.

🔥 Live straw bale wall burn test
🌾 Learn about fire-resilient natural building
🚒 Connect with fire professionals and builders
🤝 Free community education

Full event details coming soon. Stay tuned.