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[Cob] Hybrid Strawbale/Cobjoe r dupont joedupont at juno.comTue Feb 20 22:03:06 CST 2007
what about using wood ash for insulation. incapsulate it in plastic bags what ever On Tue, 20 Feb 2007 10:58:42 -0800 (PST) Shody Ryon <qi4u at yahoo.com> writes: > Hi, > I have not built a cob or SB house, but if I did I > think I would install a lot of insulation such as SB, > vermiculite, perlite or.? With straw, or any organic > material, moisture mitigation from precipitation and > condensation should be addressed. > I would also consider a few other "green" systems such > as a greenhouse or solar collector oriented to the > sun, in climates that might need heat I would consider > a a long skinny house broadside to the sun and some > sort of thermal storage (perhaps under the house), > rain water collection system, composting toilet, grey > water system such as "earthships" have. > How about a Strawbale/cob/earthship hybird? > Shody > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________________ ___________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. > http://new.mail.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > Coblist mailing list > Coblist at deatech.com > http://www.deatech.com/mailman/listinfo/coblist > >
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