Re: [Strawbale] Fw: Breathability enquiry

[Catherine Wanek <blackrange@zianet...>]

Hi Chug & Tjibbe --

There was a permeability study done in Canada from which a report was 
written that appeared in Issue #33 of The Last Straw Journal 
(www.thelaststraw.org)  "Testing Plaster Permeability," pg 25.

Also the test summary was posted online at the time (2001):
www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/Research       I bet it is still there.

best regards,
Catherine Wanek

At 10:31 AM 9/15/03 +0100, you wrote:
> Hi all,
> Can anyone help with this?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Tjibbe Rijpma
> To: info@strawbalebuildingassociation....uk
> Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2003 8:12 PM
> Subject: Breathability of Straw Bale Buildings
>
> Hello,
>
>  Do you have some information over the amount of breathing of SB 
> buildings?. There a lots of test report on the internet
> over SB building, but i couldn't find any over breathing capability of 
> Straw Bale + stucco.
>
> Greetings,
>
> Tjibbe Rijpma
> Student TU Delft
> Faculty Architecture
>
>
> Hi Tjibbe,
> I am not quite sure what you mean by amount of breathing, I guess you mean 
> the fact that strawbale walls with earth/lime
> render allow a certain amount of vapour permeability, if this is so I'm 
> unaware of any information about this, but will
> make some enquiries for you.
> regards
> Chug
> For the SBBA(wise)
> chug@strawbale-building....uk
> http://www.strawbale-building.co.uk/
>
>
> ____________________________________________________
>     European strawbale building discussion list
>
> Send all messages to:
> Strawbale@amper....muni.cz
>
> Archives, subscription options, etc:
> http://amper.ped.muni.cz/mailman/listinfo/strawbale
> ____________________________________________________