Re: I`m looking for articles about ecomaterials

From: Gregg (gcrume_at_adelphia.net)
Date: 06/28/04 

Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 21:32:33 -0400

"Bhavesh Patel" <bhavesh.patel@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> Dung houses. These work great in India, especially in Monsoon-prone
areas.
> In villages in India, you typically see dung houses for folks that are low
> and middle class. Upper class houses are made of marble.
> Both have great heat capacity and are wonderful in high heat and humidity
> and both work great when flooding occurs, which is very typical during
> monsoon seasons around verdant farmland.
>
> "Gregg" <gcrume@adelphia.net> wrote in message
> news:VrydnY9oTeHGHUbdRVn-sw@adelphia.com...
> >
> > "jbuch" <jbuch@CUTHERErevealed.net> wrote in message
> > news:cbf8kq020m4@enews4.newsguy.com...
> > > Uncle Al wrote:
> > > > jitney wrote:
> > > >
> > > >>Hi,
> > > >>
> > > >>I`m looking for articles about ecomaterials usefull in engineering,
> > > >>technology or architecture. On web pages I`ve found in google there
is
> > > >>nothing interesting.
> > > >>I must find it quickly, so I would be thankful for any help.
> > > >>
> > > >>Paul
> > > >>
> > > >>Ever heard of wood?-Jitney
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Wood is NOT AN ECOMATERIAL! Wood can only be harvested by killing
> > > > forests - which destroys the fragile and endangered environment by
> > > > inundation with strongly worded Enviro-whiner petitions (on paper,
of
> > > > course! Special dispensation).
> > > >
> > > > Whatever you have that is clean, functional, economic, and
> > > > pleasurable... Enviro-whinerism is against it. Use adobe - and with
> > > > mud NOT stolen from fragile and endangered wetlands (swamps) or
> > > > fragile and endangered vernal pools (mud puddles).
> > > >
> > >
> > > No, good honest R*pu*li*an ecowood is downed trees from fire burned or
> > > infested forests.
> > >
> > > It is dead or doomed wood anyway, and harvesting this R*pu*li*an
ecowood
> > > is an ecological plus.
> > >
> > > The deep tire ruts left will improve drainage as an extra side
benefit.
> > >
> >
> > Search the Ceramic Industry Magazine and American Ceramic Society web
> sites
> > for brick.
> > Use fly ash instead of feldspar and they pay you to take a replacement
for
> > your most expensive raw material. - and the power industry is thankful
> > Use a lot of natural gas to fire the brick - the oil companies love it
> > Using fly ash and other industrial wastes to make building materials and
> the
> > Greenies are happy
> > Use proper mining techniques to extract the clay and the old mine site
> looks
> > like a park with a beautiful little lake when it's reclaimed. -The
> property
> > owners are ecstatic.
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
True recycling !!

I don't think building codes in the US would be friendly to dung builders.
- but then again - I've seen some new houses that are built like Sh.....