Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Re: Density, detached vs. attached

[Rob Sandelin (robsan]

I  talked to a person from our County building inspection dept. about 
what rules there were about straw bale construction.  He was 
incredulous that such a thing even existed!  Needless to say, it is not 
allowed in our County.  Yet.  Might not be a good application for a 
wet-climate like ours (Washington State) anyway, but it was interesting 
to get his viewpoint.  He thought it was a crazy idea, and said: "Its 
the weirdest thing I have ever heard of."  I hope other Counties and 
States have better luck and would be interested to know what Counties 
or States allow such construction.