[GSBN] Baling thoughts-brasil

[Joyce Coppinger]

Please make the contact, Rikki.


Joyce
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on 2/4/09 6:34 AM, Rikki Nitzkin at rikkinitzkin at earthlink.net wrote:

> I  know of an association in brasil that has done some SB work...although I
> have never talked to them personally. If there is interest I can approach them
> about participating in the GSBN...
> 
>  
> Rikki Jennifer Nitzkin
> rikkinitzkin at earthlink.net
> 0034 657 33 51 62
> Aulás, Lleida
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> Vivir"
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> El 03/02/2009, a las 18:42, Tim Owen-Kennedy escribió:
> 
>> Happy solar and lunar new years everybody,
>> 
>> I've built with Hemp bales but neither corn nor Sugar. Though with regard to
>> structure, thermal performance, and ease of construction I imagine they would
>> be similar. I don't understand decomposition or spontaneous combustion enough
>> to comment authoritatively, but in a few conversations I had at a conference
>> with a delegation from Brazil they felt that there is very little food source
>> or nitrogen left after the sugar cane is processed, and that the crushed,
>> extracted, and dry culms would fold easily into bales. I believe they call
>> the sugar cane waste Bagasse. I've heard of it's exploratory use in clothing,
>> packaging, and both as ash and aggregate in concrete. The Brazilians seemed
>> really eager to try out the bale building techniques but I see no sign of
>> them on the web. Do we have a Brazilian contingent on this list?
>>  
>> I personally believe that we need to diversify and localize our solutions as
>> much as possible, for so many reasons.
>> 
>> thanks to you all for taking up the challenges in your way,
>> 
>> Tim
>> 
>>  On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 7:51 AM, Mark Jensen <markj at redfeather.org> wrote:
>>>  
>>>  
>>> Greetings everybody,
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> I was in a meeting yesterday with a man who would like to see sustainable
>>> housing in his home land of Kenya. He mentioned that they grow a lot of
>>> wheat and rice there, however he asked if I had heard of baling sugar cane
>>> or corn stalks. I have not heard of anybody doing this, but have any of you
>>> heard of this or have any thoughts of the plausibility of doing such. I'm
>>> thinking the culm might be just too big for a baler. I would love to hear
>>> your thoughts.
>>> 
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>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> 
>>>  
>>> 
>>> Mark Jensen
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