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Re: [OM] OT - Air source heat pumps and related matters

Subject: Re: [OM] OT - Air source heat pumps and related matters
From: Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2012 19:45:18 +0000
My brother, who lives in Bulgaria, uses straw in his "horseshit plaster".  This 
is an old technique for covering internal walls, using natural materials (:-)) 
and enabling fast and long-lasting work.

Chris

On 5 Dec 2012, at 17:58, Jan Steinman <Jan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>> From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> 
>> Very interesting.  I've never heard of this [hay bale construction]
> 
> I've worked on a half-dozen such buildings. They are quite common in 
> Permaculture circles.
> 
> In our climate, straw bale is often combined with other natural building 
> techniques, such as cob (clay-straw matrix) or light clay infill (wood chips 
> or straw coated with a clay slurry). Typically, one would use straw bale for 
> the north wall for its insulation value, and cob on the south wall for direct 
> solar gain and thermal mass.
> 
> Straw bale construction can yield R-36 walls -- about three times what you 
> get in stick-frame-fiberglass construction.

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