Cob Code approved cob & Fibrous cement

[Stephen H. Kapit]

How do I connect to that list?

Thanks.

Stephen

Will Firstbrook WCB of BC wrote:

> Hi Cobbers,
>
> I had a recent visit with Ianto after attending Wesak and taking the
> kids to Disney.  He is really excited about a workshop on (Maine?)
> island near Vancouver Island in Canada. The reason is it will be the 1st
> code approved load bearing cob structure in recent history. All previous
> code approved cob buildings are post and beam approved with cob in-fill.
> In-fact the code inspectors are taking the two week course and are
> totally eager and supportive of the project. The implications about this
> is that since there will be a precedent it will be easier to get cob
> buildings approved.  He also mentioned that due to previous interest
> they have added an additional thatching workshop this year. I don't have
> the dates handy.
>
> Also on the Earthfriendly and Self-Sufficient Architecture list there is
> a real interesting discussion of a new construction material that is
> quite innovative. It is called fibrous cement which is 10% cement, 30%
> sand, and 60% wet paper. All blended together make a very strong
> lightweight highly insulative material that is very cheap and easy to
> work with. They usually pour into bricks and mortar them together with
> more fiber cement. People are building homes for under $1 per square
> foot. If people are interested I can post Allen Gooch's original e-mail
> all about this material.
>
> Regards,
> Will



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