Want to fight climate change and ease the housing crisis? Build a straw home like this Utahn did.

She sees more ADUs like her highly efficient backyard cottage as key to helping the global environment and state’s housing crunch.

(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Susan Klinker talks about the process of building a high-efficiency accessory dwelling unit (ADU) behind her home in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, August. 20, 2024.