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How to Choose a Plaster System, part 1
This is the first article in a four part series explaining all of the issues surrounding the choice of a plaster system on straw bale walls…
One common system used on all types of “green” buildings is plaster as a wall cladding and finish system. Whether your building is adobe, straw bale, rammed earth, straw-clay [...]
Jeff Ruppert | May 31, 2009 | Comments 0
Inhabitat » POO BRICKS: Students Develop Cow Dung Building Bricks
Bricks of cow dung are recognized by the Global Social Venture Competition as their 2009 winner. They embody a 20% increase in compressive strength over clay bricks and are 20% lighter to boot. This effort is to reduce the impact of a local clay quarry, while reducing the carbon emissions of the firing plant. Follow [...]
Jeff Ruppert | May 04, 2009 | Comments 0
