[GSBN] SB Lighthouse, CMHC moisture research (was Canadian research into straw bale swimming pools)

[martin hammer]

John,

OK, you¹re pulling our collective leg here with the straw bale lighthouse.
What¹s up?  Seems like you¹re channeling one of Robert Louis Stevenson¹s
fantastic novels (The Bell Rock lighthouse being engineered by the father
and uncle of RLS.)

With moisture being such a concern in straw bale buildings, it¹s no surprise
many of us have such a dry sense of humor.  John, I¹m measuring yours at
.05%.

Speaking of % moisture content, and at the other end of the spectrum (way
beyond, actually), in the CMHC Straw Bale House Moisture Research paper
regarding bales in floors, as Habib mentioned, it does say ³Some were as wet
as 300 per cent moisture content . . .².

I love and respect the whole series of CMHC research papers and test
reports.  But how can anything be 300% moisture content?

However, I will say I am 300% happy that Habib is in good health again.


Martin (60% water by weight and volume) Hammer



On 1/28/12 10:23 PM, "John Swearingen" <jswearingen at skillful-means.com>
wrote:

> Oh, sorry.  I forgot the link: 
> http://www.skillful-means.com/oddpage/lighthouse.htm 
> 
> John
> 
> On Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 9:39 PM, Frank Tettemer <frank at livingsol.com> wrote:
>> John,
>> 
>> I don't know the story of the straw bale lighthouse at Bell Rock, Scotland.
>> Google images didn't have anything.
>> Could you elaborate more, please?
>> 'Specially if the story has some sort of Zen ending to it. ( ! )
>> 
>> Frank Tettemer
>> 
>> 
>> .............................................................................
>> ..........................................................................
>> 
>> 
>> We already have a proof of concept, of sorts, in the famed straw bale
>> lighthouse at Bell Rock, Scotland. :)
>> 
>> John "Rock the Bell" Swearingen
>> 
>> On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 12:20 PM, Habib John Gonzalez <habibg at netidea.com
>> <mailto:habibg at netidea.com>> wrote:
>> Greetings All:
>> In 2000 Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation published a summary paper
>> titled ³Straw Bale House Moisture Research.²

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