Building with nature creates a better future
Build with Nature
Introducing the EcoCocon Straw Panel System.
A high-performance building that can take your ideas and designs to a whole new level. This building method is sustainable and strong, yet quick and easy to assemble.
We create healthy and environmentally friendly homes for you and your family by using natural materials to create energy-efficient, high-comfort buildings.
Building with nature creates a better future today.
The EcoCocon panel
EcoCocon is the only building component with Passive House and Cradle-to-Cradle certifications. This system makes the most of renewable materials. It was created to have a minimal ecological footprint and can be safely composted to nature after use. In a typical house built with EcoCocon panels, an external wall area of 1400 square feet sequesters more than 12 tons of Co2.
The EcoCocon wall system provides superior indoor air quality and thermal and acoustic comfort. Creating a healthy microclimate with consistent temperatures keeps buildings warm in the winter and cool in the summer. The EcoCocon straw panel is built to suit the cold climate of Alaska, the hot and humid temperatures in Florida, or the dry climates out West. EcoCocon straw panels are created from nature and designed to handle the nature all around us.
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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.
But we are dependent on a general contractor who can build your houses in your area we can work with.
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To learn more about the EcoCocon straw panel, visit the EcoCocon website: Click Here.
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We are glad to help you with an estimate for the straw panels.
To start, we need to see an elevation drawing showing all walls and measurements.
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The general square foot price for a straw panel system building starts at $350 to $400 per square foot for a finished home. The price varies depending on the area and client preferences.
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Once we have a finished design including architectural and engineering plans, the straw panel manufacturing and delivery, can take between 4 to 6 months.
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The straw panels are currently produced and shipped from a factory in Lithuania. We hope to generate enough interest here in the United States to build a production line in 2025 or 2026.
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Find FAQs from EcoCocon´s website Click here
A construction system designed by nature
Together we are building a more sustainable way of living that creates a safer Earth for future generations.
It has never been easier to build a healthy home.
EcoCocon prefab straw panels are easy to assemble.
A straw panel wall for a single-story home can be built in a few days. Our team has constructed small straw panel buildings in under one month.
Design
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If you can dream it, we can design it. We offer complete design services using the EcoCocon wall system as the core of our design. In addition to being sustainable and non-toxic they provide maximum indoor comfort and energy efficiency.
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If you can draw it, we can make it sustainable. If you’re an architect, and would like to see straw panels incorporated into your design project, please send your drawing and we would be happy to assist with an estimate.
You have the freedom to design and we will help integrate the panels. Together we can design healthy and sustainable structures that achieve passive house certification.
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Our newly designed kit homes will be available to view and purchase in 2024. The package will include the structural design plans, engineering approval, and a materials list for the shell of the structure.
Why choose EcoCocon’s structural straw panel wall system?
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98% Natural Renewable Materials
EcoCocon panels are made of raw, untreated timber, and straw to be as close to nature as possible, helping the environment by offsetting atmospheric carbon.
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Maximum Indoor Comfort
Combined with interior clay plaster, the system creates a healthy indoor microclimate, resulting in great indoor air quality, as well as acoustic and thermal comfort.
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Super-Insulated Buildings
Thanks to the excellent insulating properties of straw and smart engineered wall design without thermal bridges, EcoCocon buildings require minimal heating and cooling costs.
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Reliable and Certified Quality
EcoCocon precision-cut panels are prefabricated in strictly controlled factory conditions to ensure high quality, confirmed by several certifications.
Building
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We are happy to come and train your local contractor to build with the straw panels. The simple technique for installing the straw panels is easy to learn.
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We are always looking for good builders that are interested in building with EcoCocon straw panels. We will support you throughout your building process to create a high quality, sustainable home.
Please contact us if you are a builder and are interested in working with us.
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If you have a building company and would like to have a sustainable option for your clients, we would love to talk more about working together.
People are looking for alternative options to build healthier homes, and we can support you to incorporate straw panels and other natural building materials into your designs.
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The EcoCocon straw panels are easy to work with. If you’re a skillful person with some building experience, we would be happy to work with you to make your own healthy dream home.
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We have a team of trained straw panel builders to install the straw panels, seal the building with roof and air barrier installation for weatherization. We are able to travel outside of our home base in the Hudson Valley of NY.
We are booked out in advance, so please reach out to us directly to see our availability. We also welcome visitors and people interested in building, to visit one of our active building sites to observe or be part of the process. Contact us if you’re interested in learning more.
The future of farming and building
With the EcoCocon panel we can do something very unique. Our goal goes beyond passive and net zero building. We want to heal some of the biggest challenges in the world and provide healthy homes, heal our soil, and produce healthy food.
Learn more at plant-community.us.
