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<font size=3>For Robert Shadbolt (et all) -- Besides the European fire
tests, there have been some in the US. Stuccoed (one-coat)
straw-bales passed a 2-hour (ASTM 119) fire test, which gives them a
commercial rating. Also they passed a flame spread
test. The results of both of these tests should be on the
Development Center for Appropriate Technology (DCAT) web site at
<a href="http://www.dcat.net/" eudora="autourl">www.dcat.net</a><br>
<br>
regards,<br>
Catherine<br>
<br>
At 09:21 AM 4/23/03 +0200, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>Dear Robert Shadbolt and others who
don`t know<br>
<br>
We (GrAT/TU Vienna/IBO/ASBN) made official firetests in Austria, where
a<br>
plastered strawbale-wall resisted 90 min fire, the material strawbale
was<br>
recognized as B2 (normal flammable). These tests are available on
our<br>
austrian website
<a href="http://www.baubiologie.at/" eudora="autourl">www.baubiologie.at</a>.<br>
<br>
Here the link to the download section:<br>
<a href="http://www.baubiologie.at/download/zertifikate/F90.html" eudora="autourl">http://www.baubiologie.at/download/zertifikate/F90.html</a><br>
<a href="http://www.baubiologie.at/download/zertifikate/b2.html" eudora="autourl">http://www.baubiologie.at/download/zertifikate/b2.html</a><br>
<br>
insulation capacity:<br>
<a href="http://www.baubiologie.at/download/zertifikate/lambda.html" eudora="autourl">http://www.baubiologie.at/download/zertifikate/lambda.html</a><br>
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As far as I know, there are no tests for 2.5 hours in Europe.<br>
There are additional Danish (F30) and German tests (B2).<br>
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Best wishes from Austria<br>
Herbert Gruber<br>
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asbn austrian strawbale network<br>
herbert & astrid gruber<br>
<a href="http://www.baubiologie.at/" eudora="autourl">http://www.baubiologie.at</a><br>
email: asbn@aon...<br>
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G' day Euro Balers<br>
<br>
Can you guys and gals help our pommie friend here re fire tests?<br>
<br>
Kind regards<br>
The Straw Wolf<br>
<br>
----- Original Message -----<br>
From: robert shadbolt
<<a href="mailto:rs007e3212@blueyonder....uk" eudora="autourl">mailto:rs007e3212@blueyonder....uk</a>><br>
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Dear Mr Glassford<br>
<br>
My name is Robert Shadbolt, I am in my final year of a Building
Surveying<br>
degree in England and I am doing my dissertation on building with
straw<br>
bales.<br>
I am trying to find any information, in the form of reports to
substantiate<br>
the properties of straw bales, such as fire resistance etc. So far tests
in<br>
the UK seem to be non existent and I was wandering if you could tell
me<br>
where the figure of 2.5 hrs that is on the Newton House website came
from.<br>
Any help would be gratefully recieved.<br>
<br>
Yours Sincerely<br>
<br>
Robert Shadbolt, Bristol, England<br>
<br>
<br>
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