[Greenbuilding] Wall assembly costs
RT
archilogic at yahoo.ca
Sat Aug 31 11:30:12 CDT 2013
On Fri, 30 Aug 2013 15:28:57 -0400, Gennaro Brooks-Church - Eco Brooklyn
<info at ecobrooklyn.com> wrote:
> Does anyone know where I could get construction costs for different wall
> assemblies? Straw, cob, rammed earth...
The three wall systems mentioned are all labour-intensive and labour costs
vary widely depending upon the region.
Further, I would imagine that the price of a bale of straw would be vastly
different in NYC environs than it would be in say, Upstate NY.
There is an active natural building community in the NE US. I'd suggest
getting in touch with members working in the neighbourhood in which you
plan to build.
http://www.nbne.org/
But generally-speaking, if it's a turnkey project, the cost will be
comparable to if not slightly higher (especially for personnel with no
experience with the natbuild systems) than conventional custom home
construction costs for that area.
Cost savings (over conventional) will be realised if there is a
substantial investment of owners' (and relatives' and friends')sweat
equity.
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Rob Tom AOD257
Kanata, Ontario, Canada
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