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Title: Intresting Building Idea From S Africa
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Published: May 7, 2008
Author: http://www.ecobuildtechnologies.com/inde
Post Date: 2008-05-07 18:15:18 by tom007
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http://www.ecobuildtechnologies.com/index.htm Uses sandbags as the main material for building - the bulk of the material is dug from the site.
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#4. To: tom007 (#0)
its a very excellent idea.
#5. To: Red Jones (#4)
I think so as well. When you see the distances building material is trucked to locations, say, like Tyvek, or lumber from Canada, all across the nation, it seems absurd. Seems to me the best material for the gross construction is dirt or rocks from the site. Not to mention the most excellent insulating properties that 15" of sand has.
Red, just last week we had a new roof put on our tar and gravel ancient roof that was well past its time. Leaking etc. The crew put a dense foam (4X8) sheeting on the roof, maybe 1" thick, and the heat sealed a Buytal 50 mm bright white sheeting on top of the whole thing with flashing and overlapped the heat seams about 1 1/2" Already we can tell a great difference. The store is warmer in the morning and, before the new roof, around 11:00 you could feel the heat radiating in from the sun. The roof was $7000, and I know the payback in terms of less power to cool our products will be long term, but already it has provided for a nicer environment for us, and that is something I really did not expect. Much cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter, not a bad plan. And we had to do it as a few years from now the joists would be laying on the carpet.
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