SB: FW: Stucco Mix

["Ben Obregon" <Ben@steinbomer.com>]

>  -----Original Message-----
> From: 	Ben Obregon  
> Sent:	Wednesday, January 23, 2002 12:54 PM
> To:	Athena and Bill Steen (E-mail); Strawnet@aol.com (E-mail)
> Subject:	Stucco Mix
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> Hi All 
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> Hope you are in good health and had a wonderful holiday season. I have a stucco question I was wondering if one of you could either answer or direct me to an appropriate person who may know the answer. 
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> We are currently designing a Post and Beam Straw Bale meeting facility for the Army (no that isn't a misprint, the Dept. of Defense has a mandate to build greener buildings and the users of this particular facility are sold on straw bale construction.) The building's goal is to meet a plantinium rating in the DOD 'Spirit' rating system (a very close take off on LEEDS). Recycled material will play a key part in our rating analysis.
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> The question is: can pulverized glass be used in place of sand for a cement stucco mix. (Exterior only, interior will be a gypsum plaster). The concern that was raised is ' is the glass too smooth for the cement to adhere to or does the pulverizing process create enough rough edges for a proper adhesion. Fort Hood, the army base in question, has tons (literally) of old glass and routinely pulverizes the glass for various uses. Re-using a material recycled and re-processed on site will give maximum "spirit" points thus the desire to replace sand with glass (or silica with silica)
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> Have any of you had experience with using glass in lieu of sand for cement stucco before? If not, could you recommend anyone for me to talk to?
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> Thanks for your time.
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> Ben
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> FYI
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> I've included a presentation drawing of the 'Front' Elevation for your viewing pleasure (or for your dartboard as appropriate)
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