The papercrete would give you good insulation around r=50 or so at 12"
thick. However, it is not thermal mass.
If you two are willing to work your butts off for a few years and
spend the few thousand dollars on mixer, compressors, sprayers, and
pumps you can probably pull off a inexpensive well insulated home.
On Aug 21, 2007, at 9:18 AM, "canineaficionado" <danceswithdachshunds@comcast.net
> wrote:
> We need your real world opinions about a future 1200 sq. ft. house of
> cordwood/papercrete mortar in Colorado at 8400 ft. An additional 12"
> papercrete wall outside of the cordwood wall could be added for
> additional insulation. We are 50-ish, have bad elbows, but lots of
> spunk
> and perseverence. Although there are many other construction
> techniques
> that could be utilized for thermal mass other than wood, we think this
> is the only one we can do with our crew of 2 (us). I'd love to hear
> your
> thoughts about this idea in cold climates. We're off grid, so
> everything
> comes at a premium. Thanks!
>
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