[GSBN] durability of straw bale construction

[martin hammer]

Hello Martin,

I say the testimony is in the buildings themselves.  The various straw bale
books show buildings that are 108, (2) 104+/-, 90, 86, 83, 74, and 73 years
old.  These are only the buildings commonly published (not sure how many
more, if any(?), are out there).  Straw, as a cellulose-based material (like
wood) will last indefinitely if kept dry and away from harm of fire and
(some) insects.  Note that many of the buildings in the 73-108 age range
were built crudely by today¹s standard, yet there they stand.

Cheers.

(the other) Martin


On 6/14/11 10:33 AM, "M Oehlmann" <moulinduroz at gmail.com> wrote:

> Bonjour,
> 
> greetings from Werner Schmidt. He is definitly on ease with big-bale
> construction but much less with English, so I transmit the following question:
> 
> Are there testimonies or references in some of the master or PhD-thesis about
> the durability of straw-bale buildings such as those in Nebrasca and
> elsewhere?
> 
> He needs some reference for a local banker who needs some references for his
> files. 
> 
> It could be in French also.
> 
> Thanks a lot and all the best from Brittany,
> 
> Martin Oehlmann
> 
> 
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