[Greenbuilding] Wall assembly costs

Gennaro Brooks-Church - Eco Brooklyn info at ecobrooklyn.com
Sat Aug 31 17:01:20 CDT 2013


Thanks Rob

On Saturday, August 31, 2013, RT wrote:

> 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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Gennaro Brooks-Church, Director
Eco Brooklyn
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