[GSBN] Experience with Wrapping CMU with Strawbale?

[Mark Jensen]

Was Matts and Judy's home in Tucson a CMU? I know they wrapped their home
with straw bales.

 

From: GSBN-bounces at greenbuilder.com [mailto:GSBN-bounces at greenbuilder.com]
On Behalf Of nature boy
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2010 4:15 PM
To: (private, with public archives) Global Straw Building Network
Subject: [GSBN] Experience with Wrapping CMU with Strawbale?

 

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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