Ingham Township resident Coni Barlow and her family have stuffed their walls with straw bales, an environmentally sensitive way to insulate their home during the harsh winters.
According to excerpts from the article:
"We think we're going to be paying a lot less for heat than other people," Don Barlow said. "But everyone laughs when they hear about it and mentions the Three Little Pigs."
But it's going to take a lot more than a huff and a puff to blow down this 2,700-square-foot, three-bedroom, two-bathroom house.
The use of straw in construction dates back centuries, and the use of straw bales as a modular construction material has a hundred-year history. But because the method is relatively uncommon in Michigan, there are many misconceptions, Barlow said.
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