>What I was specifically wondering was whether anyone could see  any
advantage to an >absorbent insulation rather than nonabsorbent.  Or is straw
simply a relic from when >nonabsorbent insulation was not available.

If an insulator has absorbed moisture how much insulation value is left?


Alden Marshall
Hudson, NH

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