Yes, lets make that change. It can happen, I mean look at strawbale structures. There is now a chapter on it in in the international building code which has been adopted by new york state.

I found out when I asked our town's building engineer, what would it take to build a strawbale home. He plans that make sense was all he needed as long as they are within the code provided. That was a happy moment, at least we don't have to convince anyone, a straw bale house can be structurally sound...and more fire proof than a framed house!