Re: Straw Building Material
From: Paul Zelizer (paulzlaplaza.taos.nm.us)
Date: Fri, 13 Oct 1995 19:00:00 -0500
On Thu, 12 Oct 1995, Stuart Bonnema wrote:

> Greetings,                       
> 
> Strawbale construction has been debated on this list at
> length. In the current issue of _Popular Science_, there
> is a short story on a company in Texas which is creating
> 2.25" thick sheets out of straw which has been heated to
> a point where some sort of resin cures it into a very solid
> mass. The sheets come in 4x8' sizes which, when coated with
> Kraft paper on both sides, are said to be suitable for use
> as interior, non-load-bearing walls or ceilings. The cost
> is $17 per sheet. 
> 
> Stuart Bonnema
> bonnema [at] cae.cig.mot.com
> 
Does anybody have the address of the company that makes this product?  I 
think it's called Strawmat.

Paul Zelizer
paulz [at] laplaza.taos.nm.us

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