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Re: GBlist: North Carolina Building Codes
Here is Colorado I found widely varying reactions from code officials
concerning earthships. Here in Boulder county they have not much of a
problem. In near-by ElPaso county they couldn't be less friendly to the
idea.
So my advice is that before you start looking for land, call around the
county code people and find out what their attitude is.
I think that most code people will not care about strawbale much though.
It's actually a pretty conventional technique, all things considered.
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> From: James.Olivia <james3@NIEHS.NIH.GOV>
> To: green building <greenbuilding@crest.org>
> Subject: GBlist: North Carolina Building Codes
> Date: Friday, May 09, 1997 8:18 AM
>
> I want to build a sustainable home (for example Earthship or strawbale)
and
> may eventually build a small community of similar homes around it. I know
> trying to build strawbale or Earthship (or perhaps even post and beam
with
> straw bale insulation) means a trial with code officials. But I'd like to
work
> with them to develop something we can all feel good about.
>
> Do you know any NC building code officials in the following counties who
might
> be receptive to these styles of building? I'd also like to hear which
counties
> are more supportive, whether or not anyone knows names.
>
> (in order of preference: Orange, Chatham, Alamance, Durham, Wake)
>
> Thank you for any suggestions!
>
> Olivia James
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