Cob RE: straw-clay (leichtlehm)

[Will Firstbrook]

Hi John,

Thanks for the additional info on leichtlehmbau. It looks like it is an
interesting alternative. I may find area's in my new design for this
technique. Although I think I would still add some mass to the inside of a
leichtlehmbau style wall. 

Regards,
Will

BTW: I wanted to say thanks for all the interesting links from your web
page John. Lots of good stuff. Also do you know when the Bellingham
sustainable conference is being held?

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> From: John Schinnerer <jschinnerer at seattle.usweb.com>
> To: 'coblist at deatech.com'
> Subject: Cob RE: straw-clay (leichtlehm)
> Date: Friday, February 06, 1998 1:49 PM
> 
> Aloha,
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Paul Valerio [SMTP:valeri at io.com]
> >Have you considered "leichtlehmbau" (lightstraw) as an option?
> >It is mentioned in "The Straw Bale House" , pg 118. ...
> 
> Yeah, another good option for low-tech insulating walls - not much
thermal 
> mass, however, so it will depend on what you need, and it doesn't lend
itself 
> to other than flat square shapes - there's some info at:
> 
> http://www.zianet.com/blackrange/
> 
> ...go to Techniques, then Part One, to find a link to the info on
straw-clay. 
>  A web search on
> Robert LaPorte will perhaps turn up some more, as he's one of the main
folks 
> in the US I know of who's working with this technique - some text at:
> 
> http://csf.colorado.edu/perma/laporte.html
> 
> There's an article by him on straw-clay that I have a copy of - I'll try
and 
> find it and post what issue of what magazine it came from, or someone
else 
> can find it first...:-)
> 
> John Schinnerer