Although it may sound like an idea better suited for insulating a barn, a new eco-friendly way to insulate your home with straw is becoming popular in green building. It has a lot of great benefits over traditional insulation. For example, it’s a renewable resource that otherwise would be composted or burned

Although it may sound like an idea better suited for insulating a barn, a new eco-friendly way to insulate your home with straw is becoming popular in green building. It has a lot of great benefits over traditional insulation. For example, it’s a renewable resource that otherwise would be composted or burned. It also means less wood needs to be used for the frame if you use bales instead of stick frame walls – in fact, it can cut the amount of wood needed by 50%!  And of course, it’s a great insulator: it keeps all the cold, heat, and noise outside to help you live a peaceful life. If you’re worried about the safety of straw insulation in case of a fire, worry no more – the compressed straw is covered in plaster and very resistant to flames, unlike traditional insulation which burns easily and releases toxic fumes into the air. So there you have it. Straw insulation is less trouble than making a cob house out of mud, and it’s greener than insulating with old blue jeans. I think we’ve found the best green insulator around.

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