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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34 Comments
  • la_eliza
    la_elizaover 12 years
    WOAH! That is so cool, but the house is kind of plain and small, don't u think?
    • tiaisy
      tiaisyalmost 13 years
      WOW. THAT HOSE is strong.
      • blaize
        blaizealmost 13 years
        cool
        • Alienabout 14 years
          COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!
          • ARIES:)about 14 years
            WOW!!!Thats so green and good for the planet.:)
            • AwesomeGirl24over 14 years
              cool. the house is amazingly strong
              • ADRIENNEover 14 years
                THIS IS SO AMAZING! REALLY COOL INSPIRATIONAL IDEAS!!
                • AMBERabout 15 years
                  KOOLLL
                  • AMBERabout 15 years
                    THIS ISS COOL!
                    • Benny aka BMFabout 15 years
                      not cool...