/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>370564
Not sure if serious.
Many straw homes have regular wood frames, you still need a support structure if you make it more than one story. The 'green' part, from what I have seen, comes mostly from the drop in energy usage because the home is well insulated. Better insulation means less time running heat or cooling, which is using less electric and gas.
The other side of the 'green' part is that straw is also a major byproduct of food farming, so it's usually pretty cheap as hell and easy to find. You can get local straw instead of buying lumber that's likely trucked across the country. Less fuel used to transport it is usually regarded as better environmentally.

As for 'renewable' wheat, rice, rye, barley, and oats grow a hell of a lot faster than pines do. From what I can find, even with fast growing pines, it can be 20-30 years before you have harvest-able construction lumber. All you need for straw is a few months growing a field.
I haven't seen anyone who advocates straw homes suggest that pine will be gone forever. A lot of the focus is on local goods, insulation, and do-it-yourself building.

>>370568
>Just try it, then you'll see how right I am, man.