He Huffed And He Puffed, But Could Not Blow The Straw House In!
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He huffed and he puffed but could not blow the straw house in - That would have been the ending to the story had the little pig used the technology developed by Bristol-based, Modcell. Their straw house can withstand not only a mighty wolf, but also, 120mph hurricane winds.
The two-story straw house called BaleHaus, was recently constructed by Modcell in collaboration with Researchers at University of Bath. The pre-fabricated panes, with built-in conduit allowances for plumbing and electricity, were stacked with straw bales to form a wall.
They are then compressed and pinned together and lined with lime render or a thin dry wall to ensure that no air gets inside, and also protect the house from infestation and mold build-up. The resulting house is not only carbon negative to manufacture, but also thanks to the insulating properties of straw, has the potential to reduce heating requirements by up to 85%.
As far as eco-friendly building products, straw is the ultimate 'green' material. It is cheap, renewable and a by-product of farming. However, researchers have had a hard time making it strong enough. BaleHaus seems to be passing all the stress tests and scientists are hoping that the Modcell's technology can soon be used to construct homes all over the country! To read more and see videos of how the straw house was constructed, check out: www.modcell.co.uk.
Sources: modcell.co.uk
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adroit_avimimusalmost 4 yearsPretty interesting! I've always loved the 3 Little Pigs- robloxlover100almost 7 yearsnice
bunnieicecreamover 7 yearsHa ha wolf,can't blow it down now😜😜😜😛- human about 8 yearsinteresting
- AMYYYYYYover 9 yearsi love iiit
- CreaperSDabout 10 yearsnot cool
bibliophileabout 11 yearsThat is sooooooo cool!!!!
nikukyuabout 11 yearsIn the story the wolf attempted suicide to the poor pigs:( But I find the pigs to be curl too because they tricked the wolf into falling into the pot of boiling water. I mean, it was ATTEMPTED suicide, people! Weren't there any cops around? And also it's a little mean that a lot of the bad guys in fairy tales are wolfs... The three little pigs, little red riding hood, and one story I can't remember its title but about a wolf pretending to be a mother goat or something when the mother goat is gone, and the babies are alone, and the wolf tries to eat them, if I remember correctly. Wolfs are NOT bad creatures! Sure, they're scary, I admit, but it's not their fault! I feel sorry for the wolfs...
marypopcornover 4 yearsYeah, I personally think that wolves are misunderstood.
spykittenover 7 yearsYou are right, nikukyu.
wildpeepalmost 11 yearsYeah I saw that movie but I don't remember the name because it was like 5 years ago ;)
- ethan over 12 yearsthat is not nice
borntoplayover 12 yearsOH.MY.GOD. That is so great!