Paul Lewis builds straw tiny home to showcase sustainable building

3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 10

The prototype near Hudson, New York, about 120 miles north of New York City, was developed with Princeton colleagues including engineer Guy Nordenson.
Lewis says straw can form a building's frame, walls and insulation while storing carbon, unlike brick, which he called a high-emissions material.
With buildings responsible for about 40% of global carbon dioxide emissions, the team hopes research can make abundant agricultural waste a practical alternative to concrete blocks and bricks.

Beyond straw, what other farm waste is being turned into the carbon-capturing building blocks of the future?

If straw is a carbon-negative 'wonder material,' what's stopping it from replacing concrete in our cities tomorrow?

Can this fairytale-inspired house solve a real-world housing crisis, or is it just an expensive experiment?