The latter is sometimes called strawboard, because it is made from wheat straw, and where it is manufactured, uses a large amount of straw that would otherwise be wasted, but the great wheat fields of the West still have immense quantities of unused straw, which, if made into strawboard, would not only bring more prosperity to that region but would lessen the drain on the forests. ❋ Mary Huston Gregory (N/A)
I’ve heard strawboard is a bit different and s often treated to deal with mositure issues. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Time magazine reporter Lansing Lamont, in his 1965 book Day of Trinity related that Kodak officials traced the imperfections to radioactive cerium in strawboard -- from Trinity -- produced with river water from Indiana, over 1,000 miles from the Trinity site. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Designed by Zurich-based architect Felix Jerusalem, this home masterfully combines prefab with sustainable materials, primarily prefabricated strawboard panels that provide affordable, environmentally sound insulation. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Jerusalem exploits the strawboard with translucent siding giving the structure a clean, modern aesthetic that showcases the material. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Recyclable fiberglass ceiling tiles, wall coverings, CRI (Carpet and Rug Institute) certified carpet padding, strawboard sub-flooring, FSC wood floors, low-E glazed windows, Caesarstone countertops, the list goes on. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Jerusalem used three variations of the strawboard throughout the design. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Women and children stood in the dooryards watching the fire that was cutting through the thin-walled buildings on that side of the square -- the hotel side -- as if they were strawboard boxes. ❋ George W. Ogden (N/A)
The strawboard also takes the place of wood-pulp for smaller paper boxes. ❋ Mary Huston Gregory (N/A)
Barrels or boxes of wood, or strawboard lined with water-proof paper, should be used in packing for shipment. ❋ Unknown (N/A)
One way was an oyster pail factory, one way they made candy, one way paper boxes, strawboard cartons. ❋ Unknown (1920)
In 1881, Steele & Price, of Chicago, were the first to introduce to the trade all-paper cans, made of strawboard, for coffee. ❋ Unknown (1909)
Book and parcel post volumes should have three or four thicknesses of paper, and if bound volumes a strawboard on either side as well as paper. ❋ Arthur Lee Humphreys (1905)
As a matter of course they had to give up their comfortable Home among the Friends who had got used to them and move out to a strawboard ❋ George Ade (1905)
Then, opening the office-door, he displayed a target of padded strawboard against the wall. ❋ Unknown (1902)
This is a social disparity, poor people can only use toilet paper, waste paper, strawboard, rich and powerful politicians have to do with gold paper, coveting a high standard. ❋ Unknown (2010)
* Use of low-emitting materials whenever possible to reduce toxicity, including zero-VOC paints and sealants, and strawboard for sub-flooring ❋ Unknown (2009)
As we noted previously, other green design features include low-VOC paints and adhesives, recycled-content materials, certified wood floors, Interface carpet tiles, Ecophon fiberglass ceiling tiles and wall coverings, and custom strawboard millwork. ❋ Unknown (2008)
