Cob: R value U value

Fri Oct 27 19:02:47 CDT 2000

Hi,

Speaking of Ireland, have any of you seen the charming movie "SECRET OF 
ROAN INISH"??  It is a nice little story and good for children 
especially.  Towards the last fourth of the movie there is some footage 
showing cob-like construction or rather repairs being made to cob-like 
cottages...  Anyway, I just wondered if what I saw in this movie is 
considered "European Cob" (s opposed to "Oregon Cob")?  In any case, the 
cottages are splendid!  The movie is worth renting and you would probably 
all find this part very interesting.

Linda Rogers
www.swallowtailfarms.com
www.butterflyboutique.net

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At 10:48 PM 10/26/00 +0000, caoimhin at indigo.ie wrote:
>Hi
>
>A question. Myself and a number of others are planning to build cob homes 
>in the next few years on an eco-village here in Ireland. Great project 
>email if you want more info. However I digress. I was asked by a 
>structural engineer about the U value and the R value of cob. Such figures 
>he said would be very useful when putting together planning applications 
>here. County planners are not very open when it comes to alternative 
>building especially 'mud houses' or cob. So the more technical information 
>the better.
>
>Thankyou
>
>Caoimhin Woods
>Dublin, Ireland
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Hi,<br>
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Speaking of Ireland, have any of you seen the charming movie "SECRET
OF ROAN INISH"??  It is a nice little story and good for
children especially.  Towards the last fourth of the movie there is
some footage showing cob-like construction or rather repairs being made
to cob-like cottages...  Anyway, I just wondered if what I saw in
this movie is considered "European Cob" (s opposed to
"Oregon Cob")?  In any case, the cottages are
splendid!  The movie is worth renting and you would probably all
find this part very interesting.<br>
<br>
Linda Rogers<br>
<a href="http://www.swallowtailfarms.com/" eudora="autourl">www.swallowtailfarms.com</a><br>
<a href="http://www.butterflyboutique.net/" eudora="autourl">www</a><a href="http://www.butterflyboutique.net/" eudora="autourl">.butterflyboutique.net</a><br>
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At 10:48 PM 10/26/00 +0000, caoimhin at indigo.ie wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>Hi<br>
<br>
A question. Myself and a number of others are planning to build cob homes
in the next few years on an eco-village here in Ireland. Great project
email if you want more info. However I digress. I was asked by a
structural engineer about the U value and the R value of cob. Such
figures he said would be very useful when putting together planning
applications here. County planners are not very open when it comes to
alternative building especially '<i>mud houses</i>'<i> </i>or cob. So the
more technical information the better.<br>
<br>
Thankyou<br>
<br>
Caoimhin Woods<br>
Dublin, Ireland </blockquote></html>

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