[GSBN] Anyone ever try a cob/straw-clay hybrid?

[Bruce King]

A client in North Carolina (mixed climate, no earthquakes) wants to build a large assembly structure on load-bearing cob, which doesn't insulate too well.  He doesn't want to use bales with thick earthen plaster, either.

So our idea was to build a wall that would look like this, from inside to out:

14" -- 18" of load-bearing cob
8" -- 12" of light straw-clay
lime plaster

Has anyone already done this, or heard of it?  Any reports of comments?

Thank you!

Bruce King

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