I’ve mentioned using rice hulls for use as insulaton.  They are definitely worth consideration. The biggest negative that I can see is handling.  When compared to bagged cellulose, the cost to package rice hulls in neat little bags is too high.
Today’s bag of cellulose insulation costs approximately 65 cents per cubic foot after the bag [...]

“Green” is a whole life style, not just solar panels on the roof and driving a hybrid car. It all starts with common sense, eating right, living clean and using what works most efficiently. Using only what you need; not all you can afford.

Building green in the true sense doesn’t make a big splash. It [...]

Tom Arth,  Howell County, Missouri, had been thinking about strawbale houses before the grant program from HUD through Top of the Ozarks RC&D Inc. in Houston, Mo. was introduced to the area.
When he learned of the availability of the $15,000 grant offered by the Top of the Ozarks RC&D Straw Bale Construction Initiative, he quit [...]