straw bail house?

[originalhonkey]

i met a guy at work and we got to talking about his new house. its a straw bail house. from what i gathered he took bails of straw and stacked them like cinder blocks to make the exterior walls. then he coverd the walls in 3 inches of concrete. he used cedars he cut down from his property for the suports, and then built a modern shingle roof. he says that the r factor is very high, and that a small wood stove works for heat all winter on very little wood. water is from a well he had done.the inside floor is made of pavers and since they dont get weather the dont move or shift.the electric is from the pole but he has a small gen that runs the whole house.
(ref,water heater,small amount of out lets) to sum it all up he said 2,000 sqft with him doing it all but the well was about $13,500.and that was using disount stores,sales and discontinued materials.any one know about this type of house. ive found stuff on the net but would like some people input. im trying to buy some property in the country and this sounds like a good shtf type house to put on it.