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	Cordwood Masonry
		Cordwood masonry or what is sometimes called "stackwall" or "stovewood" is a form of house construction that consists of laying whole or split wood, width-wise in a bed of mortar.
		The thickness of the wall is determined by the length of the cordwood used.
		The cordwood itself is sort of an insulator and the density of the wood will have a slight effect on its efficiency.
	www.daycreek.com /dc/html/DC_cordwood_masonry.htm (1273 words)

	Cordwood construction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Cordwood construction is a term used for a building where 'cordwood' or firewood-length pieces of un-lumberedtrees are used in wall construction with mortar between the lengths.
		Western Redcedar is the preferred wood for thisconstruction as it is highly resistant to rot and insects.
		Walls are usually constructed such that the pieces of wood are 'proud' of the mortar by a small amount (an inch or less).
	www.therfcc.org /cordwood-construction-17112.html (223 words)

	Construction
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	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/construction.html (683 words)

	Cordwood construction - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Cordwood construction (aka "cordwood masonry" or "stackwall construction" or "stackwood construction") is a term used for an alternative building method in which "cordwood" or short lengths pieces of debarked tree are laid up crosswise with masonry to build a wall.
		Cordwood walls can be load-bearing (using built-up corners, or curved wall designed), though they are often laid up within a post and beam framework.
		Examples of this construction style can be found throughout Europe, Asia and North America, with small growth in Central America and South America.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cordwood_construction (306 words)

	Cordwood construction (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Cordwood construction is a term used for a building where 'cordwood' or firewood-length pieces of un-lumbered trees are used in wall construction with mortar between the lengths.
		It's estimated to be a third of the wall-building cost of standard stick-frame construction and generally has a much higher insulative value (mostly due to wall thickness).
		Western Redcedar is the preferred wood for this construction as it is highly resistant to rot and insects.
	www.bidprobe.com /en/wikipedia/c/co/cordwood_construction.html (228 words)

	Cordwood Construction
		Cordwood construction uses short, round lengths of wood similar to what we would consider firewood lengths (18 to 24 inches).
		This type of building produces a structure that both insulates from the wood part of the construction and has thermal mass that comes from the masonry mortar that is used to cement the logs together.
		Cordwood construction is very versatile and can be used to make a building just for a sauna, to a full size house with windows and doors or is a great way to build the children an inexpensive play house.
	www.iaosb.com /html/cordwood_construction.html (194 words)

	, Cordwood Building : The State of the Art (Natural Building Series), Cordwood Building : The State of the Art (Natural ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Cordwood masonry is an ancient building technique whereby walls are constructed from "log ends" laid transversely in the wall.
		Cordwood is just a slow way to build walls that would be every bit as good (with careful detailing) and a lot more resalable if they were made from 2x lumber.
		We have a group building a cement and foam alternative construction at the end of the road, and they are engaged in months of building with their floor exposed to the weather, while they finish off walls that would have taken a crew of two only a week.
	node13663.bookshop.com.ru /13643/13663/item/0865714754.htm (714 words)

	Building a dream house from a pile of firewood
		Cordwood construction — also called cordwood masonry, stackwall, log-end or stove wood construction — is a wall-building technique in which pieces of debarked cordwood are stacked like bricks with the ends facing out and cemented together with mortar.
		Cordwood fit Stankevitz’s desire to use an economical, natural, renewable, readily available building material that would result in an energy-efficient, low-maintenance house.
		While cordwood construction may be technically easy, it’s slow going and labor intensive, one reason why you’ll probably never see a subdivision full of cordwood houses.
	www.showmenews.com /2003/Apr/20030404Lawn005.asp (1020 words)

	Green Home Building: Cordwood Questions and Answers
		Cordwood is naturally quite insulating against the cold and the heat, does not require maintenance over time, is pretty to look at, easy to construct, and can be done to satisfy most building codes.
		Your cordwood will not "pull apart the structure." The log-ends may shrink a little, but one of the beauties of using cob as mortar is that you can just spray it down near the log-end and repoint it into any shrinkage gaps that form.
		Cordwood is already a light-absorbing surface; you want to do everthing you can to make the wall as light and bright as possible (including, by the way, using a light colored mortar, as mortar is typically 40% of the wall by area.) Finally, watch out with linseed oil.
	www.greenhomebuilding.com /QandA/cordwoodQandA.htm (18601 words)

	Handmade Homes - New York House
		The cordwood method, also called stackwall, stackwood, firewood wall, or stovewood masonry, entails the building of walls with short logs - usually six to twelve inches long - stacked and embedded in masonry so that the log ends and masonry filling are exposed on both the inner and outer walls of the house.
		The history of cordwood building is unclear, but cordwood pioneer Jack Henstridge speculates that primitive people may have begun the practice as a result of stacking firewood near a fire pit and noticing how the stack kept heat from escaping.
		This method of construction, in addition to ecological benefits, cost savings, aesthetic beauty, and creative possibilities, offers homeowners an opportunity to participate in the building of their own home, due to the simplicity of construction and the lightweight materials involved.
	www.upstatehouse.com /archive/article.php?issue=15&dept=40 (932 words)

	Printed circuit board - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 'cordwood' construction, components are mounted vertically between two parallel PCBs.
		This form of construction can give large space-saving advantages and was often used with discrete components in applications where space was at a premium (such as missile guidance and telemetry systems).
		Multi-layer boards enable construction of certain digital circuits of greater complexity and density, but are not always used because of the greater cost of manufacture and the impossibility of inspecting, modifying and repairing the inner layers.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Printed_circuit_board (2470 words)

	Green Home Building: Natural Building Techniques: Cordwood
		Cordwood construction utilizes short, round pieces of wood, similar to what would normally be considered firewood.
		Cordwood Building collects the wisdom of more than 25 of the world’s best practitioners, detailing the long history of the method, and demonstrating how to build a cordwood home using the latest and most up-to-date techniques, with a special focus on building code issues
		The author has written a series of books on cordwood construction and in doing so has arrived at what could be called the final word on this method.
	www.greenhomebuilding.com /cordwood.htm (1528 words)

	The Last Straw: The Economics Of Alternative Construction
		Strawbale construction is an efficient technique that allows the walls to be built by the owner or a contractor.
		A cordwood wall is approximately 60% wood; the other 40% is a mortar mixture (sawdust, sand and Portland Cement) which was purchased at a minimal cost.
		Unlike conventional construction, alternative methods provide unique opportunities: a chance for the unskilled to build the walls, and the ability to use primary materials that are of a "deconsumer" nature.
	www.thelaststraw.org /backissues/articles/24_14.html (1726 words)

	What is Green Building?
		Building with cordwood masonry would be cheaper and more efficient than building with conventional methods, as we could salvage "unsuitable wood" to use for construction and we could build the home ourselves.
		The downside to using this method is that, like the load-bearing curved-wall construction, all the cordwood work must be done under the open sky, putting the builder at the mercy of the weather's whims.
		Not only does it afford protection from the elements, as you can work on the cordwood infill with a roof overhead, but it also may more easily gain the approval of your local building inspector, as he or she may not be convinced of cordwood masonry's suitability as a load-bearing medium.
	www.motherearthliving.com /issues/motherearthliving/feature/green_home/44-1.html (4335 words)

	Residential Environmental Design Frequently Asked Questions on Construction Methods
		Adobe construction is one of the oldest forms of building technology, still being used in the United States today.
		Cordwood construction in its simplest state, is simply the stacking of wood logs with mortar between and a roof overhead.
		Rammed earth construction, as with adobe and most other forms of earth housing, benefits from the use of inexpensive local materials in a thick walled system that maintains a high thermal mass and high energy efficiency.
	www.reddawn.com /constructfaq.html (952 words)

	CONK! Encyclopedia: House (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Forms of shelter simpler than a house include dugouts, tents (see also camp), campers, huts, roofs without walls, or a structure with roof and partial walls, such as often at a bus stop (see picture there), and a gazebo.
		Popular modern house construction techniques include light-frame construction in areas with access to supplies of wood, and adobe or sometimes rammed-earth construction in arid regions with scarce wood resources.
		Examples of these are Cannabis hurd Cannabrick construction, cordwood construction, straw bale construction, and geodesic domes.
	www.conk.com /search/encyclopedia.cgi?q=House (769 words)

	Amazon.com: Cordwood Building: The State of the Art (Natural Building Series): Books: Rob Roy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		An ancient method of habitat building, cordwood masonry has experienced a renewed interest due to modern technique improvements and the positive, beneficial characteristics gained on many levels in respect to the environment, energy efficiency from it's unique thermal mass, simplicity and easy access of materials needed, relative durability and the overall natural beauty.
		Cordwood is just a slow way to build walls that would be every bit as good (with careful detailing) and a lot more resalable if they were made from 2x lumber.
		We have a group building a cement and foam alternative construction at the end of the road, and they are engaged in months of building with their floor exposed to the weather, while they finish off walls that would have taken a crew of two only a week.
	www.amazon.com /Cordwood-Building-State-Art-Natural/dp/0865714754 (2101 words)

	Real Estate News
		Cordwood construction - also called cordwood masonry, stackwall, log-end or stove wood construction - is a wall-building technique in which pieces of debarked cordwood are stacked like bricks with the ends facing out and cemented together with mortar.
		Cordwood fit Stankevitz's desire to use an economical, natural, renewable, readily available building material that would result in an energy-efficient, low-maintenance house.
		While cordwood construction may be technically easy, it's slow going and labor intensive, one reason why you'll probably never see a subdivision full of cordwood houses.
	www.slc-classifieds.com /realestate/4095.asp (1331 words)

	Book: Cordwood Masonry Housebuilding by Rob Roy
		The key advantages to cordwood masonry construction are: economics, energy efficiency, ease of construction, esthetics and ecological harmony.
		The concept seems to defy long-established tenets of construction but the method is actually a time-honored one, dating back not only to the early days of American pioneer growth, but to 1,000-year-old structures still standing in Siberia and northern Greece.
		You'll learn about the basics of cordwood masonry technique in detail, including discussions of: the major styles of construction, types of wood to use and how long to season them before building, mortar mixes, special effects, and avoiding potential errors.
	www.baproducts.com /cordwood.htm (328 words)

	Cordwood Courses and Workshops
		Cordwood Masonry Workshop Morning sessions include cordwood theory, slide presentations, explanatory tours, and discussion of the three styles of cordwood construction.
		Cordwood Construction: Preparation - This short but detailed course will include a tour of a cordwood home (discussing the pros and cons of cordwood construction) and presentation on how to prepare an appropriate construction site for cordwood construction.
		Cordwood Construction Intro To Methods - This course will introduce the particulars of cordwood masonry building including: obtaining and preparing wood, mixing mortar, using insulation, laying up walls and setting in windows.
	naturalhomes.org /learning-cordwood.htm (329 words)

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		Cordwood building (also called stackwall or stovewood masonry) is one of the most economical ways to build a shed, garage or house.
		The first gives an historical overview (cordwood buildings hundreds of years old are still standing) and a basic primer on how to construct the walls.
		The next part has several chapters, all written by authors experienced with building cordwood structures, and they cover the most up-to-date techniques, including a double-wall technique for super insulation, the Lomax corner technique, making both curvilinear and rectangular structures, electrical wiring in cordwood construction, preventing shrinkage, etc.
	www.leevalley.com /garden/page.aspx?c=2&p=49220&cat=2,2180,46148&ap=1 (258 words)

	Remodeling : Earth-Friendly : Cordwood Masonry : Home & Garden Television
		Cordwood masonry homes are a low-cost alternative to traditional log cabins.
		Cordwood masonry walls are made of short logs placed widthwise in a special mortar mixture (figure A).
		She and her husband, Bob, had planned on building a cordwood masonry house and had gathered and dried the cordwood to build their home.
	www.hgtv.com /hgtv/rm_architecture_ecological/article/0,1797,HGTV_3661_1378607,00.html (512 words)

	Landfills
		Cordwood masonry is an inexpensive building technique in which very short logs called log ends are placed widthwise in a wall (the length of the log ends establishes the thickness of the wall) and then mortared in place.
		This choice was somewhat arbitrary; we could have built a frameless cordwood structure instead, although the technique of building cordwood corners, or of eliminating corners in round cordwood buildings, is more difficult.
		Any logs used in cordwood masonry should be thoroughly air-dried for one year if the logs are split, or for at least two years if they're unsplit.
	www.green-trust.org /2000/sauna.htm (2211 words)

	Country Life - Discussion Forum
		Also strawbale building construction has been around for over 100 years and is being done on a grand scale throughout the US and Europe.
		Cordwood construction is another old/new form of construction and there are examples over 500 years old.
		Cordwood houses or barns are massive things when complete and have a terrific "R" value.
	www.kountrylife.com /cgi-bin/topic.cgi?bd=forum&th=41775 (946 words)

	Archives: Story
		Cordwood and strawbale homes are often included on these tours.
		Cordwood homes used to be called the "poor man's architecture" because they could be made by people not able to afford a contractor.
		Most common is non-load bearing, which means that a frame is constructed -- again usually post and beam -- and the cordwood stacked between the framing.
	www.dunnconnect.com /articles/2004/08/16/lifestyles/life01.txt (1578 words)

	, Complete Book Of Cordwood Masonry Housebuilding: The Earthwood Method, Complete Book Of Cordwood Masonry ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
		Rob Roy, cordwood's most famous builder, with the help of nearly 300 photos and how-to illustrations with easy-to-follow directions, shows how and how not to build your very own stunning log-end home.
		Lots of pictures and examples of houses constructed by students of the author and others, a candid walkthrough of the evolution of the author's house, and (best of all) a step-by-step illustrated guide to the construction of a cordwood house.
		The most amazing part of this construction is the asthetic beauty of the houses.
	node13663.bookshop.com.ru /13643/13663/item/0806985909.htm (427 words)

	My House is Your House
		Cordwood construction utilizes short, round pieces of wood, similar to what would be considered firewood.
		The primary retaining walls are constructed with used tires, filled with earth and stacked up like bricks.
		No hazardous chemicals are used or produced in the manufacturing of cellulose insulation; the production requires 10 to 50 times LESS energy than other insulations; and the insulation can be recycled at the end of a buildings life.
	www.myhouseisyourhouse.org /pvcfree_alt.html (696 words)

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