Talk:Straw Bale Construction/Characteristics/Insulation

Hi,

To whoever watches this page: I have a question whose answer I can find nowhere on the web: what is the insulative value of loose straw? Does it matter whether the straw is packed in bales, or could you just pack it down inside chicken wire between studs? 65.73.184.51 22:50, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

im yet to see the full information with little jargon, on how straw can be converted from its raw state to a useful building material. and this will be used in the tropics, nigeria to be precise.

terminology
R-value is not thermal resistivity, it's thermal resistance. Furthermore, it's U-value not U-factor.

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R-value_(insulation)

More data with references please
A good source for improving this article with more data could be http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insulation_%28list_of_insulation_material%29 which is built on the data from http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/Publications2/Housing-professionals/Insulation-and-ventilation/Insulation-materials-chart-thermal-properties-and-environmental-ratings --DuLithgow (discuss • contribs) 19:37, 21 January 2013 (UTC)