The leftover straw used by Biobuilds to build sustainable houses blocks in the walls the equivalent CO2 emitted by thousands of flights all over the world
· A 10 sqm Biobuilds’ passive house straw wall stores 900 kg of CO2, equivalent to the amount released by a midsize diesel car in 70.000 km or by a flight from London to New York per one passenger, · 0,9 tons of CO2 per passenger, emitted by a plane from London to New York, can melt 6 sqm of Arctic sea ice · 39% of global CO2 emissions are linked to the building conventional industry, using harmful materialsBurning the leftover straw was a widespread practice until the ‘90s, theoretically prohibited in some countries, discouraged or allowed by permit in others. Nowadays the
