[Cob] codes, being able to live there, other people.

[Amanda Peck]

Phil's right.

Somewhere (I thought I'd put it in that list of links I posted, don't think 
so) there is a local building code--in Arizona maybe--for "monolithic adobe" 
that is being used for cob.

Found it.  Tucson--"puddled earth."

http://www.naturalbuilder.com/cobcode.html

I also found a short article from, do we know this person?, a Shannon Dealy? 
on the subject in general.

http://www.deatech.com/natural/articles/code_alternatives.html

I would think that codophobia might be a worse problem than dealing with 
codes. Even people who got the electrician their electric utility inspector 
said "always does a good job" were nervous about the inspection.  That's 
normal.

Some friends have a cartoon strip put up in their community center that 
features a man in a commune whose house falls down.  "I KNEW I should have 
used longer staples in that balsa wood this time." he says. (it goes on from 
there, but....)

W don't need to be putting up buildings that will become uninhabitable after 
two years.  Really.

There's a series of odd-looking books, that may be available in one volume 
by now, called code-check, from Taunton Press.  they may be quite helpful in 
banishing codophobia.
.......................
Phil Hawn wrote:
I should point out as well that every naturally built home that receives a 
permit makes it that much easier for the next person who wants to build with 
cob or some other earthen material. Down the road all that effort at staying 
within the law may lead to natural building methods being proscribed in 
code.


Phil Hawn, President
The North Carolina Natural Building Coalition
http://naturalbuilder.org
cob, strawbale, cordwood and other sustainable earthbuilding techniques

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