<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Hi Felie,<div>Are you aware of the fire testing done on light straw clay by Joshua Thornton through CMHC with John Straube as his advisor? If you don't have that information you can find it on our website at this link: Here is a link from our website to the summary of the study <a href="https://www.econesthomes.com/our-resources/links/the-cmhc-order-desk/">https://www.econesthomes.com/our-resources/links/the-cmhc-order-desk/</a> You would want the full study that describes the firetesting in more detail and so could contact Joshua or CMHC directly.</div><div>Best,</div><div>Paula</div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">On Mon, Oct 22, 2018 at 9:17 AM Feile Butler <<a href="mailto:feile@mudandwood.com">feile@mudandwood.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<font face="Arial">Hi All<br>
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Thanks to everyone who responded to this.<br>
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Lots of leads and (not-so) light reading ahead of me. I will let
you know how I get on.<br>
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Regards<br>
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<font face="Arial">Hi<br>
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I am consulting on a round-pole/cob-cordwood theatre which was
constructed in a piecemeal fashion over the past 15 years by
permaculture students with no regard for building regulations.
It is now used as the base for the drama students in the same
college and also as an occasional public theatre. The local
authority has recently taken an interest in it and closed it
down until has been made compliant.<br>
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We are trying to remain true to its ethos as an all-natural
building, using locally-sourced, natural building materials as
much as practicable. The building needs thermal upgrades as well
as fire upgrades. There are numerous awkward gaps that need
fire-stopping where the complicated reciprocal roof timbers land
on the cob-cordwood walls. Therefore, we are proposing using
either clay-hemp or light-straw-clay to clad the walls and act
as a fire stop, providing both thermal and fire upgrades in one
hit.<br>
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The fire officer has requested a fire test for whichever of
these materials we go for.<br>
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Is anyone aware of any official English language fire tests for
either or both of these materials? We need to meet 60 minutes
fire resistance.<br>
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Kind Regards<br>
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