[GSBN] durability of straw bale construction

[Jim Carfrae]

Hello Martin

I'm just putting the finishing touches to my PhD thesis on the moisture performance of straw bale construction in a temperate maritime climate.

This research has been done in the damp south-west of the UK, and there is no evidence to suggest that a properly detailed SB building will deteriorate any faster than an equivalent timber building.

When I have finished the revisions to my thesis, I will make it available to those who are interested.

Thanks

Jim

Jim Carfrae
Associate Lecturer

Room 119, Reynolds Building
University of Plymouth
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Plymouth
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jim.carfrae at plymouth.ac.uk
07880 551922
01803 862369
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From: GSBN-bounces at sustainablesources.com [GSBN-bounces at sustainablesources.com] On Behalf Of M Oehlmann [moulinduroz at gmail.com]
Sent: 15 June 2011 08:58
To: Global Straw Building Network
Subject: Re: [GSBN] durability of straw bale construction

Hello Martin, hello Joyce,

thanks a lot for the reply. Bankers like a magnitude of sources to secure financing (not at least themselves) and luckily we do have plenty of references since more than 100 years four durable constructions ;-))

In fact this man will receive some proof of the inherent authority of that work and that's thanks to all those connected with it.

Nice day,

Martin Oehlmann



2011/6/15 martin hammer <mfhammer at pacbell.net<mailto:mfhammer at pacbell.net>>
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 today’s standard, yet there they stand.

Cheers.

(the other) Martin



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