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    How is that different from what happens now when the roof/wall
    leaks?  I've never noticed much insulation value from that.  In
    fact, the moisture reduces the thermal resistance.<br>
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    When I first read of the fungal insulation, I couldn't understood
    how the 'insulation' was deactivated so a leak wouldn't spur new
    growth.  Still don't.<br>
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    Bob Klahn<br>
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    On 6/14/2011 7:52 PM, natural building wrote:
    <blockquote cite="mid:6456190B-F98F-4EF1-8C30-E10E0C515B2B@shaw.ca"
      type="cite">I love the idea of - one day - sprinkling mushroom
      spores into our wall and roof cavities, spraying it with water and
      then letting the insulation grow into place!!  :)
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          <div>On 2011-06-14, at 3:22 PM, Michael O'Brien wrote:</div>
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              font-size: medium;">Anyway, just musing on the search for
              really sustainable insulation materials that are practical
              and affordable. Whatever happened to mushroom insulation?</span></blockquote>
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