Cob: Re: leichtlehmbau

[Otherfish at aol.com]

In a message dated 8/1/99 9:24:00 AM, guenter at dannhauer.com wrote:

<< This is a modern development, to meet building standards in Germany in 
terms of energy efficiency. quite different to cob. There is not only straw 
in it:

-leicht-lehm-bau

leicht = light
lehm = clay
bau = build(ing)
>>

& before this I posted:

<<correction
am informed by michael at: mcrumpton at earthlink.net
that "leichtlehmbau" translates as: "easy loam building"

michael points to http://babelfish.altavista.digital.com
- a very cool site that will translate things for you - check it out !!!!

to say "straw earth building"  a literal ( I guess ) German translation 
should be:
Strohlehmbau

oh well - two outta three ain't bad >> 

and now we have three choices

thanks michael
& 
thanks gunther

john fordice
otherfish
TCCP