Re: Re: straw bale/straw-clay & co-housing | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Roger Diggle (digglemacline.com) | |
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 94 00:10 CST |
On 12/11/94, David Eisenberg (strawnet [at] aol.com) wrote: >> "One of the architects here in Madison WI who has been instrumental >> in getting cohousing started in this area is Lou Host-Jablonski of >> Design Coalition. He is very interested in straw-clay wall construction >> and has recently built an addition on his own house to serve as a test >> case for the local code authorities and a demonstration project. >> Lou can be reached @ Design Coalition, 2088 Atwood Ave, >> Madison WI 53704 (608) 246-8846" > > Roger - Thanks for the info, I'll contact Lou as soon as I have a > few spare minutes. I just wanted to share a little more info so . . . > Straw-clay is a very interesting technique, usually used with > timber frame as in-fill panel material. Very beautiful, breathable, > and pretty owner-builder friendly. A friend in Fairfield Iowa, > Robert LaPorte, teaches timber-frame/straw-clay workshops. Robert > has built some very nice buildings several of which I have seen, and > I know a number of people who have taken his workshops and speak > highly of them/him. Contact Robert at: RR1 Box 115F, Fairfield, > Iowa 52556, 515-472-7775. Also, he publishes a little booklet - > Moose Prints - A Holistic Home Building Guide. Lou Host-Jablonski is, in fact, the illustrator of _Moose Prints_. The book has a bibliography that caught my attention as much as anything else therein. Some interesting titles. I saw Robert LaPorte perform a brief demonstration of the construction method at the Renewable Energy Fair in Amherst, WI, last summer. He was also involved with the demonstration addition on Lou's house. There was a workshop designed around the construction project. (Unfortunately, I couldn't attend, even though I live one block away. One of the hazards of the life of a working musician. I was leading workshops myself.) By the way, another of the workshops offered along with the straw-clay construction was a workshop on limiting Electromagnetic Fields (ELF). There was a flurry of posts on this list about ELF in early October. I'll try to get the info on the presenter and pass it along. I think he's interested in workshopping for people. Roger Diggle Porchlight CoHousing Madison, WI diggle [at] macline.com The new robots are doing a great job in our redesigned manufacturing facility. Gee, maybe if we paid them a small wage, they'd buy some of our products... *********************************************************************** Mac Line BBS: (608) 233-9487 - A FirstClass System in Madison, WI USA **********************************************************************
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Re: straw bale/straw-clay & co-housing Strawnet, December 11 1994
- Re: Re: straw bale/straw-clay & co-housing Roger Diggle, December 20 1994
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