A Columbia company, Building Integrity, is constructing houses with straw panels, which it says are environmentally friendly ...

Using straw instead of typical insulation materials reduces a house’s carbon footprint, because straw absorbs carbon instead ...

Straw is an all-natural building material that doesn't require polluting chemicals and helps trap carbon to keep it from becoming heat-trapping air pollution. It's also a good insulator ...

She adds that the cost of the panels is not significantly more than many non-natural insulation options, and estimates that it would be possible to build a single house featuring straw insulation ...