Cob Fwd: Re: cob construction

[Patrick Newberry]

Any more word on this?
Could they just state it is not a dwelling, instead it's a pro-type 
and no one live in it?

 



> Can't they tell the authorities to kiss my #@###.
> 
> Stephen
> 
> Steve Berlant wrote:
> 
> > >From: "Dean Still" <dstill at epud.org>
> > >To: <strawbale at crest.org>
> > >Subject: Re: cob construction
> > >Date: Sun, 28 Jun 1998 12:28:49 -0700
> > >X-Mailer: Microsoft Internet Mail 4.70.1155
> > >Sender: owner-strawbale at crest.org
> > >
> > >At Aprovecho Research Center, near Eugene, Oregon, we have the first Cob
> > >house built by Ianto Evans. Since the house does not meet building codes we
> > >are "busted" and must now tear it down. Be aware that building not to code
> > >structures may open you to the same fate...
> > >
> > >But, luckily, we did get a little data from the house and are intensifying
> > >research now that the end is near. Three temperature data loggers were
> > >placed inside the house, outside the house, and in the middle of the 18"
> > >thick wall. Data was gathered for two winter months.
> > >
> > >The interior wall temperature followed the outside temperature with an
> > >average 18 hour lag. Interior temperature spikes, up to 90 degrees, caused
> > >by lighting the wood stove, travelled through the wall in an average time
> > >period of 5 hours.
> > >
> > >The low R value of high humidity Cob (.25/inch?) allows temperature
> > >differences to travel through pretty quickly. Having an average exterior
> > >temperature wall made earthen walls great in some climates, maybe not
> > >really suited for others.The average temp. in the desert is comfortable,
> > >hot in the day, cold at night. The wall averages both and is performing
> > >admirably. In our valley, where winter temps. averge around 38 degrees, a
> > >Cob wall just cools inhabitants.
> > >
> > >Our strawbale dormitory interior walls, on the other hand, are warm to the
> > >touch.
> > >
> > >Dean
> > >----------
> > >
> 
> 
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