Cob: more info- international building code

[Amity Beth]

ok folks,
here is a site where you can check and see if your state is currently
operating under the international building code/ ubc...
http://www.intlcode.org/stateadoptions.pdf

i spoke with some people in the county zoning office today, i think we
are going to look for land and then contact the local municipality to
see what happens.  maybe we can befriend the code officer and inundate
him/her with information on cob.  when i spoke with the zoning officer
today, i described this type of building as 'somewhat like adobe-
created of clay, sand, water and soil'.  in the ubc it is referred to as
unfired clay masonry.  *wink*  i think if we present this as something
that is not that much different than what is happening in other places
via masonry and straw bale housing, well maybe we can get somewhere.

nothing against straw bale housing at all, but i honestly don't
understand why cob isn't recognized as a viable solution to housing...
straw bales sound just plain wacko to the uneducated ear- as compared to
'unfired clay masonry'.  hee hee.

blessings,
amity

-some things to think about...
1. you have a very special gift... but are you using it?
2. you are love.  love is the meaning of life.
3. you were not put here to fail.
4. the matching furniture and new curtains wont matter
in 20 years.

Laugh Loud.
Love Unconditionally.
Share Your Blessings...
Be who you Are.
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