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Cob: RE: Cob + Strawbale + Earthships (fwd)Sadecki, Andrew Andrew.Sadecki at rbcds.comWed Jan 12 07:09:07 CST 2000
There is and architect in Toronto who might be interested in that project. His name is Martin Liefhebber. Try to call him at 416 469 0018. Check out http://www.interlog.com/~sunspace/imh/en/mainpotterpage.html Good luck! Let us know how it goes. Andrew. -----Original Message----- From: Tony Glaser [mailto:aglaser at engsoc.carleton.ca] Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2000 5:37 PM To: coblist at deatech.com Subject: Cob: Cob + Strawbale + Earthships (fwd) Hi folks, Just looking for thoughts on my idea. For those who don't know, earthships are a method of building using discarded car tires filled with earth and surrounded by concrete. The tires are stacked like bricks and also serve as the foundation below grade. They are built in a 'U' shape with the opening of the 'U' facing south for passive solar. I live in a cold climate and my idea is to fill the rims of the tires with dirt, the centers and gaps with straw, and cob both sides (more on the inside than out). My goal is to find an architect and structural engineer in my province (Ontario) to get it working with and make the plans freely available. What do you think? Tony -------------------------------------------- Anthony Glaser aglaser at engsoc.carleton.ca http://www.engsoc.carleton.ca/~aglaser Year 3 Electrical Faculty of Engineering, Carleton University -------------- next part -------------- <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META NAME="Generator" CONTENT="MS Exchange Server version 5.5.2448.0"> <TITLE>RE: Cob + Strawbale + Earthships (fwd)</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <P><FONT SIZE=2>There is and architect in Toronto who might be interested in that project. His name is Martin Liefhebber. Try to call him at 416 469 0018. Check out <A HREF="http://www.interlog.com/~sunspace/imh/en/mainpotterpage.html" TARGET="_blank">http://www.interlog.com/~sunspace/imh/en/mainpotterpage.html</A></FONT></P> <P><FONT SIZE=2>Good luck! Let us know how it goes.</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=2>Andrew.</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=2>-----Original Message-----</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>From: Tony Glaser [<A HREF="mailto:aglaser at engsoc.carleton.ca">mailto:aglaser at engsoc.carleton.ca</A>]</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2000 5:37 PM</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>To: coblist at deatech.com</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>Subject: Cob: Cob + Strawbale + Earthships (fwd)</FONT> </P> <BR> <BR> <BR> <P><FONT SIZE=2>Hi folks,</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=2>Just looking for thoughts on my idea. For those who don't know,</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>earthships are a method of building using discarded car tires filled with</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>earth and surrounded by concrete. The tires are stacked like bricks</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>and also serve as the foundation below grade. They are built in a 'U'</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>shape with the opening of the 'U' facing south for passive solar.</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=2>I live in a cold climate and my idea is to fill the rims of the tires with</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>dirt, the centers and gaps with straw, and cob both sides (more on the</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>inside than out).</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=2>My goal is to find an architect and structural engineer in my province</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>(Ontario) to get it working with and make the plans freely available.</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=2>What do you think?</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=2>Tony</FONT> </P> <P><FONT SIZE=2>--------------------------------------------</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>Anthony Glaser</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>aglaser at engsoc.carleton.ca</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="http://www.engsoc.carleton.ca/~aglaser" TARGET="_blank">http://www.engsoc.carleton.ca/~aglaser</A></FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>Year 3 Electrical</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>Faculty of Engineering, Carleton University</FONT> </P> <BR> </BODY> </HTML>
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