Cob: RE: Insulation for cob

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Holly
I could be mistaken, but it seems to me that putting the bales outside of the 
cob wall would be much more useful
- by having the cob inside the building you can take advantage of its thermal 
mass
- most useful in cold climates with passive solar 
- build up heat in the day & use it at night
- isolate the internal heat storage from exterior heat loss with a natural 
fur coat like our animal friends

why would you want to put the bales on the inside of a cob structure?
- you'd probably need to isolate them from the living space = extra finish 
work
- it would take up hard won interior space (bales take a LOT of room)
regards
john fordice
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