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Simon,
I am glad you like the appearance,
however I am the first to recognise its limitations. My initial aim was just to
provide myself a retirement abode that was low impact, low energy, low cost
and manageable into my dotage. During the design it occurred to me that it lent
itself to being reproducible in kit form for first time buyers and self-builders
- but we shall see.
It's not a full blown patent just a
registered design of the shape. I have earned my living from my designs and any
design is worthless without protection - so just a matter of habit I guess.
The sports car is a toy that was lying
around - don't take it seriously! Nice to hear from you
regards Brian
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2009 8:25
PM
Subject: Re: [Strawbale] Coping with
horizontal rain.
Hi Brian
I really like the visual look of your house,
it's very unique I think.
But I'm very curious as to what aspect of it
you are protecting through a patent? As far as I'm aware, it's quite unusual
in the SB world to hear of someone applying for a patent on either a design or
a technique.
It's also a shame that a web page that has a lot of good
words about reducing energy use, living green lifestyle, reducing dependency
on fossil fuels, etc, uses a photo of a powerful sports car parked inside a SB
house!
Best Wishes
Simon
2009/2/22 Brian Waite <brian@brianwaite....uk>
Dear All,
when I decided to design my strawbale
insulated retirement home the vulnerability of breathing walls in this area
of horizontal rain (the Lake District of the UK) was my main concern. My
solution is on www.strawbalehouse.co.uk I have totally covered the
(lime rendered) bales with tiles. The entry for ventilation air is at gutter
level (approx 1M) with the exit at the ridge (7.5M). This has a natural
chimney effect that draws air over the bales and is
further amplified by solar gain on the tiles.
Brian
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