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Straw (the leftover stems of the wheat or other cereal grain after the grain is harvested) is not a particularly good insulation for a building. The idea of insulation is to create trapped air spaces, preferably lots of them. Since straw does not usually pack very well (except in a baler), it's difficult to force it to create the kind of trapped air that fiberglass batts, for example, will make. It's better than nothing, but not much. It also MUST be treated with a fireproofing chemical.
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