<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Hello Global Balers:</div><div><br></div><div>Coincidentally our office was just discussing the comparative embodied energy of cellulose, rigid mineral (which is proving to be a dickens to get lately) and polyisocyanurate (which has been our go-to when space is so limited we have no other good option). </div><div><br></div><div>I Imagine straw bales would stack up well (pardon the pun) against all in all categories except the R/inch. </div><div><br></div><div>Cheers, </div><div><br></div><div>David 'how dense I am' Arkin</div><div><br></div><div>ps: Note the GWP (global warming potential) of spray polyurethane and XPS … yikes!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></body></html>