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Could Rice Straw be the Answer to Building with Bales in Humid Climates?

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

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I received the following blog post on my old blog (that blog is no longer active so i can’t respond there). It started me thinking about rice straw and humid climates and I noticed that many of the humid climates are actually where rice grows and thrives. To that end, I wondered if it might really be possible to build with bales in a humid climate if the bales were rice straw. I am not in a position to undertake this study, but want to present a challenge to you all:
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