{"id":24561,"date":"2025-06-10T10:01:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T07:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/?p=24561"},"modified":"2025-06-10T10:01:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T07:01:15","slug":"straw-alternative-building-material","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/en\/straw-alternative-building-material\/","title":{"rendered":"Straw: Alternative Building Material"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The buildings and construction sector accounts for 32 percent of global energy consumption and contributes 34 percent of worldwide carbon dioxide (CO<sub>2<\/sub>) 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 2025, 13.) Using biomaterials in construction, such as hemp, straw, corn, rice, and other agricultural by-products, offer a sustainable alternative, while supporting circular bioeconomy principles. Not only are these materials biodegradable, can store carbon and support soil health, using the locally produced biomaterials reduces transportation requirements, offers local green jobs and improve indoor quality. (United Nations Environment Programme 2020, 53.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Focusing on straw<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Straw is the dry stalk left behind after harvesting cereal crops such as wheat, maize, rice, barley, oats, rye, and sorghum.&nbsp;Straw consists mainly of cellulose and lignin, which are also the primary components of wood. It lacks nutritional value and has traditionally been used in agriculture for animal bedding, soil enrichment, or for animal feed. In addition, straw is increasingly utilized as a renewable fuel source in biomass energy production. (Koh &amp; Kraniotis 2020.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/06\/254_2025_Straw-as-an-Alternative-Building-Material-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"A harvested field with rows of cut straw with many cylindrical hay bales scattered across the field. The sky above is partly cloudy with clouds.\" class=\"wp-image-24562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/06\/254_2025_Straw-as-an-Alternative-Building-Material-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/06\/254_2025_Straw-as-an-Alternative-Building-Material-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/06\/254_2025_Straw-as-an-Alternative-Building-Material-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/06\/254_2025_Straw-as-an-Alternative-Building-Material-570x285.jpg 570w, https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/06\/254_2025_Straw-as-an-Alternative-Building-Material.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image 1. Agricultural by-products play an important role in sustainable construction and carbon-storing building materials. (Plenio 2013)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Straw bale is a sustainable building material with promising thermal insulation and structural properties. To meet a passive house standard, a wall must keep heat loss very low, with a U-value no higher than 0.15 W\/m\u00b2K (Passive House Institute 2024). Straw\u2019s thermal conductivity increases with density, and a 500 mm thick wall can achieve a U-value (thermal transmittance coefficient) between 0.1 and 0.2 W\/m\u00b2K. In addition, straw bale walls, especially when coated with lime or clay plaster, have demonstrated strong fire resistance in various tests, often exceeding local building code requirements (Koh &amp; Kraniotis 2020.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Designed by Nature \u2013 Case EcoCocon<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In March 2025, Zuzana Kierulfov\u00e1, EcoCocon Training Specialist, presented the benefits of the prefabricated straw panels during the 5<sup>th<\/sup> CITISYSTEM interregional event held in Ko\u0161ice, Slovakia. These modular panels are composed of 98 percent natural, renewable materials, providing healthy indoor microclimate with stable temperatures, while providing high-level performance. When combining with insulated wood fibre board of 60\u2013140 mm, straw bale walls can achieve the U-values of 0.131\u20130.109 W\/m\u00b2K. Their system combines the timber-straw panel finished with a base clay coat and fine clay plaster on the interior, with an airtight breather membrane, insulating fibre board and ventilated fa\u00e7ade on the exterior. Straw\u2019s natural fire resistance is enhanced by its silica content (around 4 percent), which acts as a flame retardant. Its compressed form limits airflow and forms a protective carbonized layer during burning. Also, it poses unique sound-absorption properties. (Kierulfov\u00e1 2025.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, challenges like public perception and land use competition still limit straw for widespread use in the built environment (Kierulfov\u00e1 2025; United Nations Environment Programme 2020). Kierulfov\u00e1 (2025) argued that using just 3 percent of EU straw production for constructions could yield around 100 million square meters of straw bale walls, which would allow approximately 700&nbsp;000 homes to be built per year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In conclusion, using straw as a building material is not only practical but also beneficial for the environment. It helps store carbon instead of releasing it and reduces the need for the conventional materials that take a lot of energy to produce. When a straw wall reaches the end of its life, it can be composted instead of thrown away. This makes straw a perfect fit for the circular bioeconomy, where resources are reused, circulated and waste is minimized. That\u2019s exactly the kind of thinking supported by the CITISYSTEM project, which aims to support cities in sustainable biobased systemic change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.interregeurope.eu\/citisystem\">Link to the CITISYSTEM website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background\" style=\"background-color:#b3edfb\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>Author<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Katerina Medkova<\/strong> works as an RDI Specialist at LAB University of Applied Sciences and is the CITISYSTEM Project Manager. CITISYSTEM &#8211; Supporting cities in sustainable biobased systemic change is an Interreg Europe co-funded project led by LAB University of Applied Sciences, Finland. The CITISYSTEM partnership consists of seven partners from Finland (2 partners), Slovakia, Slovenia, Belgium, Greece, and Spain.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"368\" src=\"https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/06\/image-8-1024x368.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24563\" style=\"width:360px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/06\/image-8-1024x368.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/06\/image-8-300x108.png 300w, https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/06\/image-8-768x276.png 768w, https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/06\/image-8-1536x551.png 1536w, https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/06\/image-8-2048x735.png 2048w, https:\/\/blogit.lab.fi\/labfocus\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/06\/image-8-570x205.png 570w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">References<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Kierulfov\u00e1, Z. 2025. Prefabricated Straw Panels. Presentation given at CITISYSTEM Interregional Event. Ko\u0161ice, Slovakia. March 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Koh, C. H. A. &amp; Kraniotis, D. 2020. A review of material properties and performance of straw bale as building material. Construction &amp; building materials. Vol. 259, 120385. Cited 29 May 2025. Available at <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.conbuildmat.2020.120385\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.conbuildmat.2020.120385<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Passive House Institute. 2024. Passive House requirements. Cited 29 May 2025. Available at <a href=\"https:\/\/passiv.de\/en\/02_informations\/02_passive-house-requirements\/02_passive-house-requirements.htm\">https:\/\/passiv.de\/en\/02_informations\/02_passive-house-requirements\/02_passive-house-requirements.htm<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Plenio, J. 2013. brown-field-1146717\/. Pexels. Cited 29 May 2025. Available at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/brown-field-1146717\/\">https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/brown-field-1146717\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>United Nations Environment Programme. 2020. 2020 Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction: Towards a Zero-emission, Efficient and Resilient Buildings and Construction Sector. Nairobi: United Nations Environment Programme. Cited 26 May 2025. Available at <a href=\"https:\/\/globalabc.org\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-files\/2020%20Buildings%20GSR_FULL%20REPORT.pdf\">https:\/\/globalabc.org\/sites\/default\/files\/inline-files\/2020%20Buildings%20GSR_FULL%20REPORT.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>United Nations Environment Programme. 2025. Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction 2024\/2025: Not just another brick in the wall. The solutions exist. Scaling them will build on progress and cut emissions fast. Paris: United Nations Environment Programme. Cited 26 May 2025. Available at <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.59117\/20.500.11822\/47214\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.59117\/20.500.11822\/47214<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Links<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Link 1. Interreg Europe. 2025. Project Summary. CITISYSTEM. Cited 26 May 2025. Available at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.interregeurope.eu\/citisystem\">https:\/\/www.interregeurope.eu\/citisystem<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 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. 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