SB: Re: FW: Stucco Mix

["VSJ JOHNSON" <vsj@mb.sympatico.ca>]

In Victoria BC many houses have glass embedded into their outer skin of
stucco.  It isn't pulverized though, more like 2 or 3 cm square.  Anyone
around there can go to the first 3 or 4 houses off the ocean on Oswego St.
There houses were built in the early 30's I think.
Ginny in East Selkirk
----- Original Message -----
From: Ben Obregon <Ben@steinbomer.com>
To: Strawbale (E-mail) <strawbale@crest.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 6:48 AM
Subject: SB: FW: Stucco Mix




>  -----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
>
> Hi All
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> 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)
>
> 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?
>
>
> Thanks for your time.
>
> Ben
>
>
> FYI
>
> I've included a presentation drawing of the 'Front' Elevation for your
viewing pleasure (or for your dartboard as appropriate)
>
>
> >
>
>
>
>
>



----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----


> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> To unsubscribe from the list, send a message to:
>    <strawbale-unsubscribe@crest.org>
>
> or for the digest to:
>    <strawbale-digest-unsubscribe@crest.org>
>
> Please send any list administration questions to
> strawbale-owner@crest.org


-------------------------------------------------------------------------
To unsubscribe from the list, send a message to:
   <strawbale-unsubscribe@crest.org>

or for the digest to:
   <strawbale-digest-unsubscribe@crest.org>

Please send any list administration questions to
strawbale-owner@crest.org