Cob: Lake Erie research housing

Mon Jun 2 19:06:22 CDT 2003

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<P>Cat here, check out <A href="http://www.craterre.archi.fr/">http://www.craterre.archi.fr/</A>  </P>
<P>I'm down to the foundation of the building 140' of cut stone...........lucky me!  I don't know if I am going to live thru the work but it's been fun!!</P>
<P>for the good of all Cat<BR><BR></P></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>>From: "Lydia R. Bailey" <LRBAILEY at WOH.RR.COM>
<DIV></DIV>>Reply-To: "Lydia R. Bailey" <LRBAILEY at WOH.RR.COM>
<DIV></DIV>>To: coblist at deatech.com 
<DIV></DIV>>Subject: Cob: Lake Erie research housing 
<DIV></DIV>>Date: Sat, 24 May 2003 09:43:46 -0700 (PDT) 
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<DIV></DIV>>Hello Everyone, 
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<DIV></DIV>>I read many of your comments, but this is my first post/request for 
<DIV></DIV>>advice. 
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<DIV></DIV>>I am attempting to encourage the director of The Ohio State University's 
<DIV></DIV>>F.T. Stone Laboratory to consider alternative building materials for 
<DIV></DIV>>additional researcher housing. the Stone Lab is on Gibraltar Island in 
<DIV></DIV>>Lake Erie. Here is the link for the Stone Lab, just in case you are 
<DIV></DIV>>interested: <HTTP: o-slab.html slab www.sg.ohio-state.edu>
<DIV></DIV>>http://www.sg.ohio-state.edu/slab/o-slab.html 
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<DIV></DIV>>I am trying to convince him that this can be more than just housing; it 
<DIV></DIV>>can be a research project all by itself. This can be a nice 
<DIV></DIV>>joint-venture with the schools of architecture and/or physics and/or 
<DIV></DIV>>electrical engineering for environmentally friendly, green architecture 
<DIV></DIV>>with renewable energy devices to provide most (dare I imagine all?) of 
<DIV></DIV>>needed power. We need four modest two-bedroom, two-bath units. Dr. 
<DIV></DIV>>Reutter doesn't care if it is four separate houses, two duplexes or a 
<DIV></DIV>>quad. 
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<DIV></DIV>>I've spoken with someone from OSU's architecture school and a friend who 
<DIV></DIV>>graduated with honors in Physics. They both seem interested in pursuing 
<DIV></DIV>>this, but I need to put together a convincing proposal that will satisfy 
<DIV></DIV>>fiscal managers. 
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<DIV></DIV>>1.) any ideas about grants/federal funding to help this educational 
<DIV></DIV>>outreach/research field station? 
<DIV></DIV>>2.) any suggestions re: issues with Lake Erie's climate? 
<DIV></DIV>>3.) any contacts in Ohio that may want to get involved? 
<DIV></DIV>>4.) I have many books on cob/straw/cord, and my initial thought is cob 
<DIV></DIV>>is the way to go. I would like opinions with this, too? 
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<DIV></DIV>>I have MUCH more passion for this project than I have knowledge (+ 
<DIV></DIV>>absolutely NO experience.) I am anxious to read as much as you'd like 
<DIV></DIV>>to offer. 
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<DIV></DIV>>Thanks, 
<DIV></DIV>>Lydia 
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<DIV></DIV>>"If better is possible, good is not enough."--Anon 
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