Re: [strawbale] [RENOVATION:] wing insulation made of straw

[Chris Magwood <cmagwood@kos...>]

>>I found an interesting article about a straw(bale)-insulated foundation. I
>>read about frost shallow foundations, as used in scandinavian countries,
>>using horizontal EPS-insulation, but I never heard about wing-insulation
>>made of straw. This would be a possibility to insulate and dry old houses,

Rene and Herbert,

There is an interesting article in the upcoming Foundations issue of TLS in
which a builder describes using this bale-blanket insulation system. He has
been testing the bales, and in his conditions they seem to be holding up
very well. There are full drawings of the system in the article.

Chris


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Chris Magwood / Camel's Back Straw Bale Construction
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