1.0LAB Focushttps://blogit.lab.fi/labfocuspvitiehttps://blogit.lab.fi/labfocus/author/pvitie/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="sdaybGezei"><a href="https://blogit.lab.fi/labfocus/en/straw-alternative-building-material/">Straw: Alternative Building Material</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://blogit.lab.fi/labfocus/en/straw-alternative-building-material/embed/#?secret=sdaybGezei" width="600" height="338" title="”Straw: Alternative Building Material” — LAB Focus" data-secret="sdaybGezei" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://blogit.lab.fi/labfocus/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://blogit.lab.fi/labfocus/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2025/06/254_2025_Straw-as-an-Alternative-Building-Material.jpg1280640The buildings and construction sector accounts for 32 percent of global energy consumption and contributes 34 percent of worldwide carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. The sector heavily relies on materials like cement and steel, which are together responsible for 18 percent of global carbon emissions and create a lot of construction waste. (United Nations Environment Programme […]