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EcoCocon® straw panel system

EcoCocon straw panels offer an incredible opportunity to bring your dream home to life. They provide one of the fastest and easiest ways to build high-performance Passive House buildings with millimeter precision.

Engineered to the highest standards, EcoCocon panels ensure exceptional indoor comfort, promote a healthy living environment for you and your family, and support the well-being of our planet.

Designed to last for generations, they combine durability, sustainability, and unparalleled quality.

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Build With Nature: Partner of EcoCocon®

At Build With Nature, we’re redefining sustainable living through our collaboration with EcoCocon. EcoCocon’s innovative, eco-friendly building system combines natural materials, energy efficiency, and durability to create healthier, more sustainable homes.

We serve clients across the United States with a range of services, including sales, delivery, consulting, and training. For those in upstate New York, we offer fully built EcoCocon homes, designed to provide unmatched comfort while reducing environmental impact.

Why choose EcoCocon®?

Sustainability & Eco-Friendliness
- EcoCocon panels are made from natural, renewable materials like straw and wood, ensuring a minimal carbon footprint. They sequester CO₂, making them an environmentally responsible choice.
Energy Efficiency & Thermal Performance
- With excellent insulation properties, EcoCocon panels help maintain stable indoor temperatures, significantly reducing heating and cooling costs. They meet passive house standards for energy efficiency.
Healthy Indoor Environment
- The natural materials used in EcoCocon panels regulate humidity and provide exceptional air quality, free from toxins and harmful chemicals, promoting a healthier living space.
Fast & Easy Construction
- Prefabricated EcoCocon panels allow for quick assembly with minimal waste, reducing construction time and labor costs while maintaining precision and quality.
Durability & Fire Resistance
- Despite being made from straw, EcoCocon panels are highly durable and fire-resistant, thanks to their compacted structure and natural fireproofing properties, ensuring long-lasting performance and safety.

How we can help:

For Architects

EcoCocon®

Fulfill the dreams of your client and design with modern and sustainable materials. If you can draw it, we can make it sustainable.

For Developers

Accelerate the development of your projects with a highly-certified solution, cost-savings, and carbon reduction. Set yourself apart from competition and increase your visibility.

For Builders

EcoCocon®

Whether you’re a solo builder or leading a construction team, EcoCocon straw panels offer any builder an easier, faster, and more convenient construction method

For Homeowners

EcoCocon®

Whether you’re building your first home or planning a sustainable upgrade, we’ll guide you from start to finish. You dream it, we help build it.

What We Do:

If you live in the Upstate NY area, our team is capable of being the General Contractor on your EcoCocon straw panel project.
We specialize in passive and off-grid homes with the maximum efficiency & lowest embodied carbon footprint.
We can also consult with a regional general contractor in your area.
Build With Nature: We sell and deliver the EcoCocon straw panels throughout the US.
We help to design the panels to fit in with the plans of your structure.
We train builders how to build with the EcoCocon straw panels.
We are a consultation company that provides all the information your builder or contractor will need to build with straw panels successfully.
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If you are outside of Upstate NY, we can still help make your dream project a reality.

We will work with your local builder and contractor on building with the EcoCocon panel system.
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We are always looking to collaborate with builders and contractors across the US, offering training on the EcoCocon straw panel system.
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We are the sole distributors of the EcoCocon straw panels in the US, ensuring quality and customer service to every project.
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Once we have a finished design, including architectural and engineering plans, the straw panel manufacturing and delivery can take anywhere from 4 to 6 months.
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Price for a finished home:
The general square foot price for the EcoCocon straw panel system building starts at $350 to $450 Sq Ft for a finished home.
The price varies depending on the location, materials, and client preferences. If that is high performance to passive house off the grid living.
This price is based on an estimate for a team of professional builders that build your home from start to finish. If you are a builder or choose to take on building responsibilities there would be a price difference.
The price for the Sq Ft EocCocon straw panel cost $ 18,50 per Sq Ft excluding transport.

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We would be glad to provide you a free estimate. For us to provide you a free estimate, we need to see elevation drawings from all four sides with a few measurements. Please provide a PDF or 3D sketchup file and we would be happy to send you an estimate.
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