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Prefab wood panels filled with the straw bales formed the frame of the house. Called Modcell, it's a wall and roof cladding system that uses straw bale and hemp. The walls are about a foot and a half thick. The team discovered that the heating bills were 80% lower than for houses made of bricks due to the high insulating properties of the panels. Construction had a much lower carbon footprint because of the ease of transport. http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/05/straw-house-built.php added by: JackHerer