Cob Building Codes

[John Jarvi]

Dear Mr. Bolman;

Seems to me that there has to be a building code test otherwise the
building just might fall in on someone. Perhaps fighting the building
department would be easier if some type of portable test was developed
that could be used for the unique soil conditions of a geographic
region. That would be more productive than trying to get the building
codes relaxed when, in fact, in many cases they should not be. A side
note is that proprietory rights to the test could probably be very
lucrative. Questions: what tests are used and how are they approved?