[Cob] Solutions for housing shortage? (fwd)

[Bill&Julie]

Some time ago, there was a posting on the Ferro-Cement list,
about an inflatable concrete house for use in emergencies.

Not much more than a tent, but out of concrete.
Just add water to the bag, roll it around to mix it,
and inflate, a few hours later, you have shelter...

At this time I can't seem to find that listing or website...

Bill

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Amanda Peck" <ap615 at hotmail.com>
To: <coblist at deatech.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 03, 2005 9:51 AM
Subject: RE: [Cob] Solutions for housing shortage? (fwd)


>
>
> I've no idea if cob--or any other form of earthen/low to the ground
> building--is appropriate for a land that is sinking, as South Louisana is.
>
> Or whether the local soil is suitable for cob--the right mixture of sand
and
> clay.  I'd expect a whole lot of silt down there, deep alluvial soils.
>
> Cob can go up fairly quickly if it's a community work project.
>
> But aren't earthbags faster, less dependent on proper soil, possibly
better
> aerodynamically in the case of a blow?
>
> .......................
> Michael wrote:
> Cobbers,
> This is a email I received from a victim of the hurricane. I'm not sure if
> she would like her info placed on the list, so I will relay any
information
> or contacts until I hear otherwise.
> Someone out there might be able to help.
> Any ideas?
>
> Michael
>
> <snip>
>
> I had purchased the book the hand sculpted house and have been planning to
> build my own cob cottage in the near future. I live in the New Orleans,
> Louisiana area and I am one several hundreds of thousands of  people that
> has been displaced due to hurricane Katrina.You may have watched the news
> and seen the devastation in the gulf south region. Our city has been
> engulfed by water and is now expected to be toxic and uninhabitable for
many
> months or longer.
> I am asking anyone that may be able to help up to come up with solutions
for
> our housing shortage to please offer their input. We have close to a
million
> people that may be homeless for a very long time. I feel that cob
structures
> would be a practical and economical building method. I ask anyone with the
> time and knowledge to help educate and instruct us to cob and other
building
> methods that could work for us here in this region. Any suggestions and
help
> would be so greatly appreciated.
>
> Sincerely,
> Angela...
>
>
>
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