Environmental Technology

Safe as houses: the straw-bale wall panels of this BaleHaus home have a fire resistance as good as conventional building materials.

Photographer: Image by ModCell

The House Made Of Straw Is Strong Enough To Pass Fire Test

2 March 2010

by David Welsh, London Press Service

Environment » Environmental Technology

AN ECOLOGICAL house built of prefabricated straw-bale and hemp panels by researchers in the UK has been shown to have a fire resistance as good as homes built of conventional building materials. read more

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