I am interested in learning about rubble trench and other foundtion construction methods. Would anyone in the group happen to be constructing a foundation in...
Michelle, Can't offer any suggestions on physical sites, but you may want to review Rob Tom's article on RTF in "The Art of Natural Building," by Michael...
G 'day Michelle We have built several SB homes now on rubble trenches. On our web site I have a few photos see: http://www.glassford.com.au/Custom2.htm This...
What type of frost issues if any do you encounter on Taz? Nick (SW Ontario Canada) _____ From: SB-r-us@yahoogroups.com [mailto:SB-r-us@yahoogroups.com] On...
How do those things stand up (punn intended) to earhquake codes (we're 50 miles from the San Andreas fault!)? ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
... G 'day Nick Not too harsh around -7C but only for short periods. No permafrost. Salaams The Straw Wolf. [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Chug, Andrew, everyone - The figure for embodied energy depends of course on what you include. Would straw have been baled anyway? What distance are the bales...
In regards to CO2 issues and strawbale, there are four that I can think of: 1. Straw is often burned, if no other use is found for it. This was the initial...
But wait... since we picking nits and counting all our Cs and Os.... Didn't the growing of the plant (rice or wheat) also consume C02 and product O2 during...
This is so stunningly also true, it should be read three times before anyone ... environmental impact severity among approaches to designing with straw bales....
... Desiree; First off I would say that slab-on-grade foundations aren't a very good choice for most places in Canada simply because we get significant amounts...
Jeez, I'd say that just about covers it. Nothing like a "stored-up" short treatise to make for good afternoon reading. Which is another way of saying I...
Hi everyone: I just posted a photo report on this years annual Masonry Heater Association meeting at Wildacres Retreat in North Carolina. Among the more...
... Sa-a-a-y MeatHook, ve-r-r-r-y interestingk. (in my best imitation of Sergeant Schultz from Hogan's Heros) Recently on the GSBN List there was a thread...
... One aspect of the proposed 2 hour fire test is the water stream component after 120 minutes of heat. Seems like it would be good to get Norbert to...
... Stress cracking due to rapid temperature changes would be an issue with Portland cement plaster (or concrete too for that matter). Witness tossing a...
... Hi Rob: A few thoughts on your forwarded discussions: - testing: I know from personal experience that testing is very boring, and that the natural tendency...
... Gee, I don't know. Torching a plaster wall and then hitting it with water sounds like a lot of fun. I'd say that due to the highly non-linear aspects of...
We have bugs. Actually we've had them for quite some time but are finally thinking that maybe, just maybe, they are SB related. There aren't a lot of them and...
Do you have house plants? Hank. ... From: SB-r-us@yahoogroups.com [mailto:SB-r-us@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Pennbo Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2006 10:55 AM ...
... Ggggggnnnaaaahhhh! I've experienced them so thick that one had to blow out first to clear them away from your nostrils first before being able to breathe...
Nope, these guys don't bite. Pretty harmless actually. It should be easy to take a pic as they love the computer screen. I'll put the backlight feature on the...
... We had bugs, small - a bit bigger than a pin head, dark in colour (black or brown), looked like a small beetle (hard shell casings over what appeared to be...
We're now taking bookings for our Advanced Straw Bale Construction One Workshop to be held July 16 to 25 at Shanliwood Baptist Church in Spencerville, Ontario....
... [Picture me standing, arms crossed, right foot tapping,glancing at wristwatch ] Okay, like, so where's the photo ? Eh ? I'm fully expecting to see a...
Anita says that the little black flies that we see occasionally in the winter are associated with her house plants, not fruit. I'm not sure what they are but...
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