update from Africa

[Shannon C. Dealy]

On Fri, 11 Oct 1996, patrick newberry wrote:

[SNIP]
> He ask if anyone has tried to make two parallel walls say six to eight
> inches each with a 3 inch space between the walls (maybe some kind of rebar
> joining the walls) and then filling the space with insulation. this would
> give the economy of cob and add more insulation.
> Talk to you all later.
> 
I haven't heard of anyone doing this, though I have been planning for
several months to do an experimental wall of this sort in a large dog
house (4 dogs from 30 - 90 lbs each) if I can ever get out of the office.
I was planning on using cob to tie the two walls together, and straw
in the space for insulation.  Cob season is about over around here, so I
am not sure I will get it done this year.

Shannon Dealy
dealy at deatech.com