Essential Light Straw Clay Construction

<p><b> The first highly illustrated comprehensive guide to light straw clay - a high performance low-impact durable building material </b></p><p> Light straw clay - straw mixed with clay slip - is a versatile easy-to-use wall building material. Also called slip-straw its durability has been proven in beautiful centuries-old buildings across Northern Europe and in modern high-performance buildings in North America. </p><p> Building code compliant in the US and using waste materials with high insulation value and excellent moisture handling qualities it's both high-performance and low-impact. Yet until now there has been no practical guide to using the material in a wide variety of construction and renovation projects. </p><p> Distilling decades of experience Essential Light Straw Clay Construction is a fully illustrated step-by-step guide ideal for both the DIYer and professional designer and builder alike. It covers: </p><ul><li> Material specifications performance and when and where to use it </li><li> Estimating quantities costs and sourcing </li><li> Illustrated step-by-step guidance for mixing and installation including slip-chip variations </li><li> Detail drawings for various wall systems including stud timber and pole framing Larsen trusses I-joists plus retrofits </li><li> Code references compliance and best practice </li><li> Finishing and maintenance techniques </li><li> Additional resources. </li></ul><p><b> Lydia Doleman </b> a licenced contractor taught carpentry and natural building at Solar Energy International in Colorado and was lead ecological builder for Portland's City Repair project. She's created beautiful high-performance low-impact buildings across the Northwest from Portland's first permitted straw bale home and The Rebuilding Center's cob entryway to a 3300-sq. f light clay straw brewery. She's written for <i> The Last Straw Journal and Permaculture Activist </i> and appeared on NBC News and HGTV's <i> Off Beat America </i> . Lydia lives in southern Oregon. </p>