[GSBN] Anyone ever try a cob/straw-clay hybrid?

[Bruce King]

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On May 1, 2013, at 6:43 AM, Misha Rauchwerger <misha.rauchwerger at gmail.com> wrote:

> As yet another experience, I've seen cob plaster (scratch coat) on straw bales begin molding in winter here in Sonora.  Winter is our humid time, and it was on the interior where it was warmer.  It makes me think that straw/clay added to dry hydrophyllic cob could still not dry properly.  It took fans, propane heaters, and a dehumidifier to remedy the problem.
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> Misha Rauchwerger
> Builtinbliss.com
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> On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 3:27 AM, Novak Agnes <novag at labor5.hu> wrote:
> Dear Bohdan,
> Painted (plastic coated, or coil-coated) Aluminium gutters, it was quite hard to find asolution for the EU-standards, as the project built partly from EU money.
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> http://www.prefa.hu/hu/epitteto/termekek/ereszcsatorna-rendszerek/fueggo-ereszcsatorna/muszaki-adatok.html?PHPSESSID=5a0437fcdbb46ca55a4d0edeb8795ba2
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> Dr. Novák Ágnes PhD
> MOME Építész Tanszék
> novag at labor5.hu
> 20 933 1547
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> On May 1, 2013, at 1:18 AM, Bohdan Dorniak wrote:
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> Dr Novak
> Is it a metal or plastic gutter.
> If metal what thickness is it?
> I had a house with a curved roof – and we weren’t able to curve.
> Bohdan
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> From: GSBN-bounces at sustainablesources.com [mailto:GSBN-bounces at sustainablesources.com] On Behalf Of Novak Agnes
> Sent: Tuesday, 30 April 2013 11:15 PM
> To: Global Straw Building Network
> Subject: Re: [GSBN] Anyone ever try a cob/straw-clay hybrid?
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> It was not complicated, :)  the curve has quite a big radius, :)
> see pictures
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> Dr. Novák Ágnes PhD
> MOME Építész Tanszék
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> On Apr 30, 2013, at 8:59 AM, Bohdan Dorniak wrote:
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> Novak
> How is your roof gutter made??? I noticed it is a curved gutter.
> Bohdan Dorniak, Architect
> South Australia
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> From: GSBN-bounces at sustainablesources.com [mailto:GSBN-bounces at sustainablesources.com] On Behalf Of Novak Agnes
> Sent: Tuesday, 30 April 2013 3:31 PM
> To: Global Straw Building Network
> Subject: Re: [GSBN] Anyone ever try a cob/straw-clay hybrid?
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> Here in Hungary we have several buildings - wooden loadbearing structure - locally made cob  between the poles - strawbale outside insulation and earth plaster. This work perfectly in hot summer and cold winter. 
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> See more:  http://belsoudvar.hu/references#r29   
> "Nagyszik" bird-watching center in Balmazújváros
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