Straw Bales: Building Efficient Walls with Agricultural Waste

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Despite a bad reputation in children's stories, straw buildings can be sustainable, comfortable, and, above all, solid and resistant. Several studies and experiments have been carried out with this agricultural waste substance, qualifying it as an potential material for the construction of walls, with good thermal, acoustic, and even structural characteristics. In addition, it is a renewable resource and easily constructed. Below, we'll talk about the characteristics of this material and how much more it would take than the breath of a big bad wolf to bring down a house made of straw.

Ecologic Pavilion In Alsace / Studio 1984. Image Cortesia de Studio 1984
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Cite: Souza, Eduardo. "Straw Bales: Building Efficient Walls with Agricultural Waste" [Fardos de palha: construindo paredes eficientes com resíduos da agricultura] 10 Aug 2020. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/945267/straw-bales-building-efficient-walls-with-agricultural-waste> ISSN 0719-8884

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