The Grand Galatea!

If you had a passion to make first class wines using sustainable methods, who would you turn to? Gareth Conway and his family have hired ISI to design and construct what will be the largest strawbale winery, and possible the largest strawbale structure in the world. Producing 60,000 cases per year once fully complete, Galatea Winery in Arroyo Grande, CA will have the tallest strawbale wall ever built, rising 5 stories. The meander up to the tasting rooms of the facility reveals “how-it’s made” windows into their process. Waterfalls and settling ponds will be used to clean the water used to make the wine. The Conway’s and their winemakers are working with ISI to create a facility that is sustainable, strawbale like you have never seen, and stunningly beautiful.

LEED & ISI

The US Green Building Council certified Integrated Structures Inc as one of the participating firms in the LEED for Homes Pilot Demonstration. LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) for Homes is a voluntary rating system that promotes the design and construction of high performance "green" homes. Such homes use less energy, water, and natural resources; creates less waste; and are healthier and more comfortable for the occupants. ISI is working with the Davis Energy Group to qualify several of their strawbale homes.

Designers of the Vision

ISI is the contracted design and construction partner for the Bayseng Spice Co. organic spice farmers who will be building several sustainable strawbale structures as part of their overall developments in Napa, Orinda, and Vacaville. Visit their site at http://napamountain.com/Home.html

Wineries Onboard

We have constructed the strawbale portions of Ted & Heidi Lemon’s Littorai Winery (http://www.littorai.com/), plus ISI is working with several wineries throughout the Central Coast region.