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Thanks BB - I was working with the 'about a foot thick' - should always check!

Sorry skinny I have seen it done on tv but don't know the project your referring to.

worlds first commercially available straw eco-homes
The BBC visited, what is believed to be, the worlds first commercially available houses built using straw. The seven houses being built in St Bernards Road, Shirehampton Bristol, use the ModCell prefabricated straw bale panel system as the main envelope of the building.

Sounds at bit like the present coalition government, which is going to be blown down in r a few weeks time.

8-)

bad news fred
these houses have great longevity and have now been approved for long term mortgages

:-)

How long?

don't know off-hand, but clearly if approved for mortgages, must be at least 50 years and probably 100

it really is a very interesting concept, the only serious downside being the larger footprint required due to the wall thickness

i guess they're very cheap and probably quite easy to repair
categorically they are highly energy efficient
the basic straw bales, though they must be treated in some way, are cheap, plentiful and a renewable source

i'ld be interested to know what they do for foundations and/or how the house itself is attached to this

this tells you a bit more ..... www.theguardian.com › Environment › Energy efficiency
or just look up "straw house project bristol"

BB - I was referring to post 111.

Straw insulated "plastic" double wall comes to mind.

help for house buyers in budget.

Liberum Capital TP 165p realised.

Deutsche on 173p

Apr 10: Jefferies; Buy - TP; 189p

With the Politicians falling over each other to "Invest in building more houses" we might expect TW. to benefit, and this new "insulation" may help the flat-earthers/Eco Brigade, - yet one issue is that any "Plastic" is likely to have a relatively short-life, due to changes over time..... very difficult to predict ((Er, thank goodness PVC electric wiring is OK.)...we'll have to hope uPVC is as good as Window-salesmen claim . . . . )).

We should not forget that the "insulation" isn't the plastic/straw - rather it is the lack of air-circulation . . . if this can be reduced ( as in Thermos Flask), then the heat transfer can be surprisingly small. However, building it into a wall is "risky" IMHO, since you cannot inspect it ( Nor change anything, if a better material comes round.)

Of course the primary purpose of the wall is to support the structure - but it has a duty to keep us dry and any insulation must remain "dry" to fulfil its purpose.

Good to see the sp rise, even during the Election run-up . . . always a time of uncertainty. It would be nice to see the yield greater than 1% - that's really too little.

Trading Statement

Ex-divi 21st May 2015 (7.68p)

Apr 23: Citigroup: Neutral - TP: 153p

On the climb nicely this morning.,.

i sold my trading block in these a week or two back but still hold in my sipp
however, have added BVS to my trading portfolio this morning

Storming ahead -

May 18: Deutsche; Buy

May 21: xd for special dividend 7.68p