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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">Hi Rikki</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">there is some info on Australian fire testing,
where they tested earthen, lime/sand and lime/sand/cement (three of
each).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">you can find this at <A
href="http://www.earthgarden.com.au/strawbale/fire_test.html">http://www.earthgarden.com.au/strawbale/fire_test.html</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">Also, Mark Piepkorn wrote:-</FONT></DIV>
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DCAT (Development Center for Appropriate Technology) theoretically<BR>has a
terrifically encouraging downloadable pdf copy of an ASTM E84-98<BR>Surface
Burning Characteristics report for strawbale. The link for it,<BR>however, isn't
working. If you email them and ask Tony to email you a copy<BR>or have the link
fixed, he'll probably respond if he's not totally<BR>overwhelmed with other
things (like trying to scare up funding). Tony's<BR>generally nice like
that.<BR><BR>DCAT home page:<BR><A
href="http://www.dcat.net/">http://www.dcat.net/</A><BR><BR>Page containing dead
link:<BR><A
href="http://www.dcat.net/resources/index.php">http://www.dcat.net/resources/index.php</A><BR><BR>DCAT's
nonspecific-recipient email:<BR><A
href="mailto:info@dcat...">info@dcat...</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">I hope this helps</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">Regards</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">Chug</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS"><A
href="http://www.strawbale-building.co.uk/">www.strawbale-building.co.uk/</A>
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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">P.S I just tried the link and it
worked ok for me<BR></FONT></DIV>
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<A href="mailto:rnitzkin@hotmail..." title=rnitzkin@hotmail...>rikki
nitzkin</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
href="mailto:strawbale@amper....muni.cz"
title=strawbale@amper....muni.cz>strawbale@amper....muni.cz</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, March 31, 2003 12:12
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Strawbale] fire</DIV>
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<P><BR>Can someone please direct to where I can find info. on the
resistance of earth plastered SB wall to fire?</P>
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<DIV></DIV>love , RIKKI
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