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tiancaimuran (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
我在想万一不小心着火这家不废了
narfee (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I like the house, but the end makes me think of a Stanley Kubrik movie !
mulukchuwen (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
AND as a last comment, based on my own experience in working with hey/straw for cattle-feed, I can tell you that straw itself tends to that it only lasts 1-2 yrs at best before it rots. I'm not sure how rotting sod would effect a house. You might be rebuilding every 2 yrs or so at best. You might not. Don't say I didn't warn you.
mulukchuwen (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
... * have * less expensive *stuff* oops. my bad. and are you implying that there's not only a local conspiracy to put the poor out on the street, but an international one too? that's outrageous. american home-ideals have outrageous for far too long and for good reason too, but i had no idea that there were international codes as well.
mulukchuwen (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Well it's always at our expense either way. So I don't see a problem as to why we can't less expensive and exactly how we want it, cutting huge reconstruction bills in the long-run (which is really where it counts).
dirkhooley (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
FYI: Windows are required in bedrooms by the International Residential Code for One and Two Family Dwellings. For the purpose of escape in the case of a fire. However if you chose to build in an area with little or no enforcement of building codes, then you can build what you want at your own risk.
dirkhooley (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Actually its a Bullshit/Horse Shit collaboration... Still i wouldn't want it on my walls either.
dirkhooley (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Strawbale construction has enormous potential. Especially when its combined with other energy efficient techniques like the ones shown in this video. The downfall of almost all things environmental is society's view of the people who endorse them. The general public has a difficult time respecting the opinions of a guy with a pony tail. Thankfully things are beginning to change and green building is no longer being reserved for the social circles of tree huggers.
aaronthesnee (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
"...isolating us from the spirit of mother earth." :D I can just see this guy smoking pot afterward. It's just too cliche...
Struckgold (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I'm a large rodent... I'm lookin at those straw walls and thinkin' 'mmmm nice warm place for me and my rapidly expanding family to live' what are the pros and cons? |
