Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: strawbale, Deltec

[Lynn Nadeau (welcome]

>... straw bale... just as
>beautiful and energy efficient.  Another interesting option is paper bale.
>... gives the added benefits of being load bearing (you
>could do more than one story, I believe)

RoseWind's diverse housing also includes a two-story load-bearing 
strawbale house (vs "infill" strawbale construction, with wooden 
supports, and strawbale between). Three-story, with the 
partially-daylight basement. 

Energy efficiency, I'd note, involves the total construction. Our common 
house, though built of EnerGrid/RastraBlock - another of those thick-wall 
systems-- has many large glass windows and glassed doors, which are not 
insulative. Of course the roof insulation is vital, too, since heat 
rises. 

Those interested in dome-type constructions might also search out info on 
Deltec homes. I think they are concrete domes, in various modules.



Lynn Nadeau, RoseWind Cohousing
Port Townsend Washington (Victorian seaport, music, art, nature)
http://www.rosewind.org
http://www.ptguide.com

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