THIS BOARD IS BY INVITE ONLY.PLUS EXPERTS IN THE VARIOUS FIELDS WISHING TO CHALLENGE MY COMMENTS ARE WELCOME. THE PURPOSE OF THE BOARD IS TO POINT OUT THE INHERENT FLAWS / FAULTS WITHIN THE ALTERNATIVE BUILDING SYSTEMS.I`LL POINT OUT HERE THAT MY EXPERIENCE IS LIMITED TO CORDWOOD / STACKWALL,CONVENTIONAL LOG BUILDING,STICK BUILT CONSTRUCTION.BUT OVER THE YEARS I`VE STUDIED PRETTY WELL EVERY OTHER SYSTEM AND I`M SURE I CAN REMEMBER MOST OF THE THINGS I FOUND WRONG WITH THESE OTHER SYSTEMS.I`M SURE I`LL CATCH A LOT OF FLACK OVER THIS FROM OTHER SYSTEMS BUT I THINK IT SHOULD BE DISCUSSED.

SEEING AS A "TRUE EXPERT" IS SOMEONE WHO KNOWS SOME OF THE WORST MISTAKES THAT CAN BE MADE IN HIS SUBJECT AND HOW TO AVOID THEM.OBVIOUSLY,THEN THESE ISSUES SHOULD BE CONTAINED IN THEIR BOOK TO PREVENT NEWBEES FROM MAKING THESE MISTAKES OVER AND OVER AGAIN,ANYTHING OTHER IS IRRESPONSABLE.[IE:I`VE ARGUED WITH THE CORDWOOD AUTHORS ABOUT OBVIOUS FAULTS IN CORDWOOD.THE AUTHORS DISPELLED MY CLAIM THAT AIR PENETRATES CORDWOOD WALLS WHEN EVERYONE KNOWS DIFFERENT.I NAME THE FAULTS AND THE CURES ON MY BOARD.] I`LL INVITE EXPERTS IN THE FOLLOWING FIELDS TO JOIN THE BOARD. [1]STRAWBALE[ROB TOM] [2]COB[BECKY BEE] [3]EARTHSHIPS[MICHAEL REYNOLDS] [4]PAPERCRETE/P.E.M.[JIM JUCZAK] [5]DOMES [6]EARTHBAG [7]ADOBE [8]RAMMED EARTH/EARTH BLOCK [9]STONE [10]OTHER NOTE:LET ME KNOW WHAT ONES I LEFT OUT AND WHO TO INVITE.PLUS ANY PROS AND CONS I FORGOT TO MENTION. CORDWOODGUY cordwoodguy@yahoo.com