A test section of the wall    06/2005 A small wall section was built to test the building techniques, procedures and time requirements. 1. Mixing of the straw, earth and water mixture and subsequent piling of the mixture     up to a height of 60 cm. 2. After a drying period of about a week the wall was trimmed to its desired dimensions     by cutting off excess material with a sharp spade. 3. The process was then repeated for the next layer which was applied on top of the first one.