[GSBN] SB in India

[John Swearingen]

Rikki,

The only climates where I would not recommend straw building are those with
a serious monsoon season.  Monsoon brings on the worst conditions for
straw--ambient moisture is quite high AND it's also very warm.  Having
watched a friends expensive leather luggage disintegrate in the space of a
month was a very potent lesson.

John



On Fri, Dec 2, 2011 at 11:11 AM, Rikki Nitzkin
<rikkinitzkin at earthlink.net>wrote:

> Hi all,
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> I have had a request from a woman about building a SB 1st aid center in
> India. Does anyone know of any straw buildings in India (other than the
> tiny hut André made)?
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> or legal issues for building with straw there?
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> I have suggested to the woman that it may be more interesting to build
> with Cob or Earthbags, if the area she is looking to build in does not get
> cold in the winter...
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> Anyone interested in collaborating with this project or financing it can
> get in touch with me off-list and I will send her the information. I do not
> know her personally, but she says she is working with an Asociation called
> "Alzahara"
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> thanks,
>     Rikki Jennifer Nitzkin
> rikkinitzkin at earthlink.net
> www.rikkinitzkin.wordpress.com
> 0034 657 33 51 62
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