Cob Claybuilding

[Doug Patterson]

This was posted to the greenbuilding list today, please respond directly to
Jonas Granstrand <jgrib94 at student.hv.se>.

Doug Patterson



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>Date: Wed, 26 Nov 1997 16:25:52 -0100
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>From: Jonas Granstrand <jgrib94 at student.hv.se>
>Subject: GBlist: Claybuilding
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>Hi there fellow grrenbuilders!!
>We're some students at Vaxjo University in Sweden that are studying for
>building engineers and as a project we're going to build a wall made of clay.
>Now we're wondering if someone could give us som hints an tips in building
>with this material.
>We were planning to mix the clay with wood and in this way make bricks, a
>technique that we have seen in Germany.
>We would also like to know with what material we could put the bricks
>together, cement or something else.
>
>Thank you very much for your help.
>
>
>Jonas Granstrand        jgrib94 at student.hv.se
>Fredrik Lennartsson    fleib95 at student.hv.se
>Fredrik Petersson        fpeib95 at student.hv.se
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