[Cob] Straw bales vs ?

[David Knowlton]

hear hear!

we all have strong feelings about protecting the environment - and my 
conservative politics
and economic beliefs get me in fights on this list -


But i have al policy of committing no personal attacks, and if i am attacked 
i simply do not respond.
works great, and no bloody noses yet!

david


>From: Dognyard <dognyard at stockroom.ca>
>To: coblist at deatech.com
>Subject: Re: [Cob] Straw bales vs ?
>Date: Wed, 21 Jul 2004 08:56:32 -0600
>
>GlobalCirclenet wrote:
> >
> >  My original point was that strawbale walls don't do anything
> > about the major heat loss which is through ceilings, doors, and windows,
> > and that stopping those losses costs just as much as any other type 
>home.
> > And that for any sizeable home it's obviously impractical to support
> > strawbale ceilings with an expensive grid of massive timbers or glulams 
>and
> > support posts.
>
>I may have missed the point of this, but isn't the ceiling and it's
>insulation important in ANY kind of home? Why is it more of a concern in
>a strawbale home? Seems to me it would be a key concern in a cob home, a
>concrete home, a stick built home...
>
>I would also like to toss out the idea that these things can be
>discussed without stress and animosity. I guess ceilings aren't the only
>place we tend to waste energy.
>
>Karen in Alberta
>
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