[GSBN] Legalizing Structural Cob

Thu Apr 26 00:16:09 UTC 2018

Anthony, Massey, Misha, David, Graeme, and Art,

Wow, how exciting, thanks for such a swift reply and for this initial round
of documents and leads! I will dig into these and read all you've provided.
I'm sure I'll get back in touch with some of you as our team here begins to
move ahead on our proposal for structural cob. I will be working with
Bernhard Masterson, Tim Kennedy, and Joshua Klyber.

More soon, thanks !!
Mark Lakeman

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On Tue, Apr 24, 2018 at 1:59 PM, Anthony Dente <dente.a at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Mark, We engineered a permitted cob structure in Berkeley, CA which is
> just now completing construction with designer Massey Burke who is also on
> this list.  We learned a lot of the hurdles of permitting cob in the US and
> it is proving to be a strong precedent, as was the intent of the project.
> We are in plan check for our 2nd cob permit in Shasta County.  I'm also the Cob
> Research Institute's <https://www.cobcode.org/> project manager for full
> scale in-plane reverse cyclic wall testing for lateral loading on cob wall
> systems at Santa Clara University in California, which just completed
> testing in early April.  I'm happy to share any info on any of these
> projects and we're licensed in Oregon if your in need of a structural
> engineer.
>
> You are correct that the New Zealand codes are very helpful for earthen
> construction here in the US.  They are a seismically active English
> speaking country full of nice folks from what I've experienced.  I've
> heard, likely from this list, that they are in a long process of updating
> that code, which it over a decade old.  Perhaps one of the members on that
> team would like to give us an update.
>
> The proper route for permitting cob as a structural matrix in the US
> starts with the Alternative Materials and Methods which would cite "ASTM
> E2392-10 Earthen Wall Building Systems" (thank you Bruce Kind and David
> Eisenberg) which recommends/authenticates the use of the New Zealand
> Standards.
>
> Beyond that there have been a number of small scale test reports written
> here in the US, such as "2011 Pullen, Scholz - University Of Oregon - Index
> And Engineering Properties of Oregon Cob", Warren Buck's research at the
> University of Washington, and the soon to be completed Santa Clara
> University test I mentioned above that would be very helpful to cite along
> side your analysis.
>
> I'm happy to share any of the documents I've mentioned or alluded to above
> or help in any way.
>
> Best of luck,
> Anthony
>
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> On Tue, Apr 24, 2018 at 1:12 PM, Mark Lakeman <trout at communitecture.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi GSBN,
>>
>> This is Mark Lakeman, a member of both City Repair and communitecture in
>> Portland. We are taking a run at submitting a structural cob proposal to
>> Portland's Alternative Technology Approval Committee, and finally getting
>> this done and into the code. Does anyone in the GSBN have some leads for us
>> that would help with this project?
>>
>> I've been told that New Zealand may have some good material for us to
>> start with. Any other ideas beyond that?
>>
>> Thanks all,
>> Mark
>>
>>
>>
>> Mark Lakeman, Principal & Design Lead                                  Mark
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>> On Fri, Apr 20, 2018 at 2:02 PM, Rene Dalmeijer <rdalmeij at mac.com> wrote:
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>>> > On Mar24, 2018, at 15:09, asbn at baubiologie.at wrote:
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>>> > Dear Rikki
>>> >
>>> > A quite extensive database of tests and research is on ESBA-site (at
>>> least with English summaries):
>>> > http://www.strawbuilding.eu/category/parent/research/
>>> >
>>> > And a summary of firetests is there http://esbg2015.eu/straw-bale-
>>> firetests/
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>>> > Liebe Grüße / kind regards
>>> > Herbert Gruber
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>>> >
>>> >
>>> > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
>>> > Von: Gsbn [mailto:gsbn-bounces at sustainablesources.com] Im Auftrag von
>>> Rikki Nitzkin
>>> > Gesendet: Dienstag, 20. März 2018 11:00
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>>> > Betreff: [GSBN] Web with test results
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>>> > Hi.
>>> >
>>> > I seem to remember that someone had compiled an (almost) comprehensive
>>> list of SB lab tests... but I can’t remember where.
>>> >
>>> > Can someone send me the link to the web?
>>> >
>>> > thanks. Rikki
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