Speaking In Numbers
The Weekly Tally
Thursday, July 17, 2008
5 Million
The estimated amount of extremely eco-friendly 2,000-square-foot homes that could be built with the straw that is incinerated each year in the U.S. This weekend, Chartwell School in Seaside hosted a straw bale house-building workshop attended by around 20 people.
Source: Green Building Encyclopedia; Max Perelman, director, Green Dragon Building Project.





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