Re: SB: RE: RE: did I miss something???

[Rick & Katy Blanchard <urbaneagle@cybermesa.com>]

David,

>the gradual
>decay of organic materials which, under ideal conditions can take
>centuries, but eventually turns everything once living to dust.  I am
>thinking of the wrappings of mummies, and parchment so brittle it
>crumbles if touched; these are usually still in existence only because
>they have been protected from shock and vibration.

Or heat, rain, wild humidity swings, acts of humans and any number of 
other stuff. If you want to see what will last for the next eon, 
build of stone or fired clay - that's all that's left of other 
civilizations, a few walls and pot shards. But why are you expecting 
your house needs to survive so long? A bit of what we talk about on 
this list is a house that degrades back into natural materials with a 
lower overall impact on the earth. It is designed to "biodegrade" 
after a century or two. Then your friends in the future can build 
something that suits them on your site.

-Rick-

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