[GSBN] Light Straw fire test?

Sat Nov 12 00:54:14 UTC 2011

Hi all,

I just took the liberty of uploading the file Martin sent me via YouSendIt and made it available for download from this link:
https://rcpt.yousendit.com/1283271062/f834de86f87f727a5a4067a5a126a7e2

So you won't need to bother Martin in order to get a copy, and this file doesn't have an expiration date so you should be able to download it in the future. 

David Eisenberg

-----Original Message-----
From: martin hammer <mfhammer at pacbell.net>
To: GSBN <GSBN at SustainableSources.com>
Sent: Fri, Nov 11, 2011 12:26 pm
Subject: Re: [GSBN] Light Straw fire test?

Chris and Alex,

I revisited this post from two months ago, and noticed that the link Chris provided for Josh Thornton’s Light Clay Straw research document gives only the short (4 pg) “Research Highlights” version.  The full “Research Report” is 148 pages and contains 10 pages on the fire testing (plus page ‘v’ in the Executive Summary).  I looked but cannot find the full report on the CMHC website.  However I obtained the full report from the author last year.  I will send it to anyone who requests it (via YouSendIt)(14MB file size).

Martin

On 8/14/11 1:43 PM, "Chris Magwood" <chris at chrismagwood.ca> wrote:

   Josh Thornton's Initial Material Characterization for Light Clay/Straw was published by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, and is available for free on their web site http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/odpub/pdf/63928.pdf?lang=en. I don't have my copy in front of me, but I believe it had some fire testing in the report.

 Chris

 On 11-08-08 2:29 AM, Alex Cicelsky (Kibbutz Lotan) wrote: 

Dear Friends,

a. We're posting a series of YouTube videos with step by step documentation on how to construct the earthquake-proof (should I be humble towards Mama Earth and say earthquake-resistant?) strawbale dome-atories in our EcoCampus.  

#1 How to Build a Geodesic Strawbale Dome - dome manufacture <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NAaAqqRoEKQ>   KibbutzLotan <http://www.youtube.com/user/KibbutzLotan>  13 videos

b. Do any of you know of formal fire rating testing and results for "light straw"?  I'd like to have an idea of what to expect before we begin Standards Institute of Israel material testing on 8 and 40 cm light straw wall panels.

Thanks - Alex

Alex Cicelsky ~ Director of Research and Development ~ Center for Creative Ecology

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