[GSBN] Fwd: Strawbale Classroom in Cork Ireland

[Tom Woolley]

Dear friends

here is the old chestnut about strawbale and fire!
I would be most grateful if anyone willing to help with this could  
email Alan Wiseman directly
I am sure that Alan is aware that properly plastered strawbale walls  
are not a fire risk,
however he needs some official looking documents to give to his local  
authority to convince them to issue a fire certificate

The situation in Ireland is different from the UK ...
we were able to convince building control in Northern Ireland that we  
complied with one of the US Building Codes and that was sufficient to  
get approval!
Irish Regs
http://www.environ.ie/en/DevelopmentHousing/BuildingStandards/

many thanks to anyone who can assist

Tom Woolley

Begin forwarded message:

> From: alan wiseman <wisemandesigns at gmail.com>
> Date: 13 March 2012 09:46:47 GMT
> To: <tom.woolley at btconnect.com>
> Subject: Strawbale Classroom
>
> Dear Tom,
>
> I have received planning permission for a strawbale classroom .This  
> is located in a built up area, next to a large block creche on one  
> side and 2m away from a dwelling on the other side, a couples of  
> miles from Cork city. But now comes the awkward part. As it is a  
> commercial building we need to get a Fire Certificate This will be  
> difficult as there is no precedent here in Ireland for this (there  
> are plenty of structures, mainly dwellings, as you are aware, but  
> none commercial that needed a Fire Safety Certificate).
>
> I am aware of commercial structures in the UK that have been built  
> with strawbales.I would like to find out how they managed to  
> persuade the fire department. I have test results from North America  
> but precedents in Europe, particularly in the UK would better  
> strengthen our case.  I am hoping you might have some insight or  
> indeed contact on this. Any help is greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanking you.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Alan.
>
>
>
>
> 13 Amberley Lawn
> Grange
> Cork
>
> Tel: 021 489 99 79
> Mob: 086 877 6564
> www.wisemandesigns.net
>

Tom Woolley

Rachel Bevan Architects
80 Church Road
Crossgar
Downpatrick
BT30 9HR
tom.woolley at btconnect.com
028 44 830988
www.bevanarchitects.com



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