[Cob] cob in TX

[Dorothy Bothne]

we're in Texas building a cob house. here's a link to our homepage (we need to update progress photos), the house is permitted as post and beam with infill since all I got was a blank stare when I tried to explain cob to the county permit department.  we've been working on it for 10 years, weekends only and hope to incorporate rain water collection, grey water reuse, geothermal water source heat pumps, maybe even eventually pv array backfeeding the grid.
along with the natural clay content in our soil, we've also incorporated the local limestone covering the stemwalls. yes it's a big house and big undertaking, but we've got about a dozen grandkids and need the space.  the house is designed so the second floor ac can be shut off when not used and the main living areas, master bedroom/bath are downstairs.

  http://home.roadrunner.com/~thebearcave/

--- On Fri, 2/19/10, john fordice <otherfish at comcast.net> wrote:

> From: john fordice <otherfish at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: [Cob] cob in TX
> To: "Quinn" <cowgrrlquinn at gmail.com>
> Cc: 
> Date: Friday, February 19, 2010, 12:33 AM
> There was a Texas Cobber name of Mike
> Carter & he did projects in Texas with a group called
> Cob Crew.
> I met him one time & saw pix of his work ...........
> nice buildings.
> Have tried to find pic on line, but no luck.
> Apparently Mike & Cob Crew have moved to elswhere.
> Maybe you can find more if you look around.
> john fordice - cob research institute
> 
> 
> 
> On Feb 18, 2010, at 3:17 PM, Quinn wrote:
> 
> > There was an article in the NY Times on July 31st
> about a cob house built right outside Austin, TX by a guy
> named Gary Zuker.  Photos and everything.  It's
> archived now and I can't get it, but I have the article--
> only as an email attachment that I sent to someone
> else.  I can forward it to you if you want.
> > 
> > Sorry I didn't save a link, but you could google the
> info and see what you get.  The writer of the article
> was  LOUISE TUTELIAN.
> > Or  I can forward it to you if you want.
> > 
> > Don't know where in TX you are, but that's one
> person!  It's quite a fancy little place from a guy who
> had tons of money.  But if he's nearby he might answer
> some questions for you.
> > 
> > Quinn
> > _______________________________________________
> > Coblist mailing list
> > Coblist at deatech.com
> > http://www.deatech.com/mailman/listinfo/coblist
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Coblist mailing list
> Coblist at deatech.com
> http://www.deatech.com/mailman/listinfo/coblist
>