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by GreenMandy

Hey, Big Bad Wolf, Get a Load of This...


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You may be thinking, "House made of straw? Ew! Bugs? Mold? Fire? Hello?"

We've always thought the first Little Pig was kind of stupid for building a house made of straw. The Big Bad Wolf blew it down with one puff; how smart could the Little Pig have been? Well, it appears he was actually quite the eco-genius, perhaps just needed some extra help with construction. Green home builders today, now revere straw as an excellent home-building material.

 

You may be thinking, "House made of straw? Ew! Bugs? Mold? Fire? Hello?" But people have been building houses out of straw for centuries all over the world, and if built correctly, aren't having these problems. When straw is tightly packed into bales, held securely in a frame, and covered with clay, it stays dry, and is actually 3 times more fire retardant than traditional building materials. Straw houses are also more soundproof, energy-efficient, and less toxic to their inhabitants and the environment. Plus building with straw reuses a renewable resource.

Poor Little Pig, just ahead of his time to receive the proper green recognition he deserved!

 

The following video clip shows beautiful straw houses and provides more information on building with straw. So the Big Bad Wolf can huff and puff all he wants, but these houses are just as good as brick.


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