STRAW BALE

Straw bales are a highly insulative, low-embodied-energy, natural building material

made from an agricultural waste product. For many, they are locally available and
affordable. Straw is easy to work with for people new to construction as they are
flexible and can be very forgiving.
Thermal insulation
Heat insulation
Water vapour resistance
Sound reduction
http://www.engineeringcivil.com/evaluation-of-effectiveness-of-strawbale-as-abuilding-material.html
http://pajaconstruction.com/advantages-and-challenges-of-straw-bale-construction/
http://www.dancingrabbit.org/about-dancing-rabbit-ecovillage/ecoliving/building/natural-building/straw-bale-house-construction/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Straw-bale_construction
http://buildingwithawareness.com/the-pros-and-cons-of-straw-bale-wallconstruction-in-green-building/
http://www.bre.co.uk/filelibrary/pdf/projects/low_impact_materials/IP15_11.pdf
http://www.sbi.dk/download/pdf/jma_slides_halmhuse.pdf

http://www.sustainablematerials.org.uk/resource/
http://theconstructor.org/building/buildings/green-building-materials-list/7028/
https://www.bca.gov.sg/sustainableconstruction/others/sc_materials_book.pdf
http://thisbigcity.net/five-sustainable-building-materials-that-could-transformconstruction/

http://www.builditbackgreen.org/bushfires/interactive-green-building-guide/buildingmaterials.aspx