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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">We used Durisol block for the foundation in a demonstration build called the Archetype Sustainable House
<a href="http://www.sustainablehouse.ca">www.sustainablehouse.ca</a> and found edging and consistency of the surface to be fine. Though it was advertised that fasteners could be attached directly, we found they came loose when heavier hangers where attached
( display signs and flat screen tv’s ) . We parged the exterior but not the demising walls between the units and those walls leaked air through the joints during air tests. Exterior walls that were parged were fine.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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[mailto:greenbuilding-bounces@lists.bioenergylists.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Beatrice Dohrn<br>
<b>Sent:</b> July-17-12 11:19 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Green Building<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Greenbuilding] Durisol, Faswall, Rastra<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt;background:white"><span style="color:black">Re: Faswall, the old one out of Texas, wasn't as smooth and pretty as the Durisol. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt;background:white"><span style="color:black">I only have used the ones from Oregon. They are not particularly smooth, but in my case that made them a GREAT base for lime and earthen plasters, which did not require
any sort of mesh or sheet over the blocks becasue the blocks grabbed it sooooo well. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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