[GSBN] Experience with Wrapping CMU with Strawbale?

[nature boy]

Folks,

Does anyone have experience or ideas about wrapping an existing or new CMU 
structure with exterior bales? We have a client asking about this idea and she 
is worried about dew point between the CMU and bales.

Airspace between or not?

Mark Lakeman
Communitecture, Inc.
& The City Repair Project 






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From: Chris Magwood <chris at chrismagwood.ca>
To: "(private, with public archives) Global Straw Building Network" 
<GSBN at greenbuilder.com>
Sent: Tue, November 9, 2010 5:50:44 AM
Subject: Re: [GSBN] Baled Corn/Maize stalks? Kenya?

Would there be any concerns with the high sugar content in maize? It     may be 
a bit more food-like than many types of straw and perhaps a     bit more 
sensitive to moisture because of the high sugar? I turned     down some maize 
bales here in Ontario quite a few years ago because     I had these concerns, 
but then I didn't have the wisdom of this     group to let me know if I was 
thinking straight or not!

Chris

On 10-11-09 5:28 AM, John Glassford wrote: 
G ' day Kelly
>
>Great to hear of some news on my home Kenya.
>
>I will be back there next July and if there is anything that I can       do 
>please let me know.  I have some good contacts in Kenya through       Rotary and 
>some in government.  I did live there for 21 years and       still have some 
>relatives there today
>
>If corn stalks can be baled then why not!  However I am not sure.
>
>There is a lot of wheat grown in the highlands of Kenya and I also       have 
>some contacts in the farming fraternity there.
>
>Send me an email off list and I will send you some contact       details.
>
>Kind regards
>John Glassford
>Huff 'n' Puff Constructions
>http://www.glassford.com.au
>61 2 6927 6027
>In Australia (02) 6927 6027
>
>Mountains of the Moon 2011
>http://www.mountainsofthemoon.org
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