Straw board is renewable natural building material with the advantages of green environmental protection, strong applicability. But it hadn't been promoted because of many reasons such as technology and economy. Through the analysis ofthe unique advantages and the recent new cases of straw board buildings in Harbin, and the current obstacles to application. The effective ways and the feasible solutions to promote sustainable straw board buildings are summarized.

1. The performance and Importation of straw board
 2 The early application of the straw board in Harbin
 3. New progress of straw board in Harbin
 4. Suggestions
 References:

• Sun Shijun(Harbin Institute ofTechnology, Harbin, 150006)
• Zhao Yunduo(Harbin Institute ofTechnology, Harbin, 150006)
• LuanYm. gTao(Harbin Tian Cheng Shun Jie Construction Engineering Co., LTD., Harbin, 1500037)