News Brief
CMHC Strawbale Energy Study
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) has completed a survey in which
straw-bale houses were found to use an average of 21% less space-heating energy than conventional houses. Because comparable conventional homes were not available, the study compared eleven straw-bale homes of various sizes and bale wall types to conventional houses modeled by HOT2000 software. Nine of the 11 straw-bale houses performed better than the conventional models, with savings ranging from 4.7 to 38.7%. The research report is available online at evolvebuilders.ca.
Published September 1, 2002 Permalink Citation
(2002, September 1). CMHC Strawbale Energy Study. Retrieved from https://www.buildinggreen.com/newsbrief/cmhc-strawbale-energy-study
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