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[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 54 points 9 months ago (5 children)

This is also nothing new, straw has been used as an insulation material for a very long time, even in "modern" buildings.

It's just nowhere near as effective as glass wool, for example.

[–] lars@lemmy.sdf.org 14 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (3 children)

glass wool

Is that the same as fiberglass?

[–] derpgon@programming.dev 13 points 9 months ago

Also "forbidden cotton candy"

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Kinda but not really, they're both made from glass fibres, but are a very different product that serves a very different purpose. Fibreglass typically comes in a flat cloth, and is used with resin to create something structural.

[–] TheOneCurly@lemm.ee 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

In the US we generally use fiberglass to mean both. But specifying glass wool would be more clear tbh.

[–] TheIllustrativeMan@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Would also match nomenclature with Mineral Wool Insulation.

[–] BruceTwarzen@kbin.social 10 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I worked on a few buildings where they used straw balls lenght wise. They had meter thick walls and it's very efficient. One of them only had a tiny wood stove

[–] CaptPretentious@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago (1 children)

When you have a meter... I think anything will work as insulation

[–] prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I mean at that point a meter of air gap alone would be amazing insulation.

[–] general_kitten@sopuli.xyz 10 points 9 months ago

just an air gap is not that good as convection will move the air around decreasing its effectiveness. Most insulation is just a way to try to keep the air in place while the air is doing the actual insulation

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago

Thats not efficient in terms of space though, you'd lose a lot of floor area that way.

[–] comrade19@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

Grand designs did an episode on the construction of one. It has a beautiful smooth interior look once its rendered

[–] milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago

It can be used as structure, not just insulation, if compressed right.