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[Cob] Re:greenery dome-paper-clayYun Que yunk88 at hotmail.comMon Dec 1 10:39:23 CST 2003
Cat here, The barn thing sounds a little shaky to me only because I have animals and the goats eat the lime the horses like to lick, chew and kick ( this is not unlike a motercycle going thru) and then there are the leaners who just by sheer weight push down the stalls to get to the grain. for the good of all C. >From: "Donna Strow" >To: >Subject: RE: [Cob] Re:greenery dome-paper-clay >Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2003 22:07:57 -0500 > > >This all reminds me of the papercrete phenom. I was longing to give this >woman-friendly technology a try, but my father insisted on salvaging >traditional, heavy bricks for me (a few hundred at a time in his personal >truck) from construction sites that no longer needed them. (They're already >piling up on my lot like an eerie sculpture.) The reason he cited was what I >find most interesting and what I hope will prompt some discussion; he said >the weight alone added structural integrity. Well, yeah, I guess so, but >how much structural integrity do you need if you're nestled in the hills >where the wind doesn't blow, and nobody plans to ride a motorcycle thru your >wall (which they could do, I guess, if it's lite enough..?) Also, I >remember enough to know that there are way different kinds of structural >integrity. I'm sure there are structures that resist earthquakes but not >motorcycles! (I think I'll look up physical properties of materials so I >don't sound dorky next time.) Well, whaddaya think of a papier mache barn >versus papercrete versus cardboard versus papercob, etc in terms of various >kinds of structural integrity? Could I get away with something way >chick-friendly? > >Yah, I'm clicking right over to corrugatedconstruction to see what that's >all about. > >-----Original Message----- > > >Rural Studio did some things with corrugated cardboard bales (snip) >http://www.corrugatedconstruction.com/ > > >_______________________________________________ >Coblist mailing list >Coblist at deatech.com >http://www.deatech.com/mailman/listinfo/coblist _________________________________________________________________ [1]Set yourself up for fun at home! Get tips on home entertainment equipment, video game reviews, and more here. References 1. http://g.msn.com/8HMBENUS/2746??PS=
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