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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (2697)	10/18/2005 12:11:31 AM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 24225

Statements on Oil by Energy Committee Published on 17 Oct 2005 by Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Archived on 17 Oct 2005. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences is an independent non-governmental organization, with expertise in most of the sciences as well as economical, social and humanistic fields. The Academy has recently established a committee to consider today’s important energy issues that need our full, unbiased attention. The Energy Committee has a national as well as a global perspective and will summarize scientific knowledge on the supply and use of energy as well as the predicted impacts on society over the coming 50 years. Sustainability and environmental considerations are essential for any future energy system. Readily available, inexpensive and environment-friendly energy provides the foundation for economic growth and prosperity. The Energy Committee has selected a number of subjects to be studied in some depth. One of these deals with oil and related carbon-based fuels. Therefore, the Committee, organized, together with the Committee of Energy and Environment of the Royal Academy of Engineering Sciences, a seminar with the title “Running out of oil – scientific perspectives on fossil fuels” held at the Academy on 26 May 2005. Prior to the Seminar, the Energy Committee conducted a hearing with the seminar participants. More information about this seminar can be found on the Academy´s web page www.kva.se. The Committee also arranged a hearing with speakers in an Uppsala seminar on “Global oil reserves” on 23 May 23 2005 together with the Graduate School of Instrumentation and Measurements (AIM). Members of the Committee participated in the Uppsala seminar. Some essential points brought up at the hearings and seminars are highlighted below. It should be pointed out that the perspective given here is not purely scientific, since there are important social, political and technical factors that need consideration. More.. energybulletin.net

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (2697)	10/18/2005 8:22:12 AM
From: Crocodile	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 24225

Nice article on cob building. one of the pages that it links to is also interesting. sgnb.com if we end up moving elsewhere (still undecided as yet) and build rather than buy an older house to renovate, we've been thinking of straw bale construction. there are a number of houses that have been built up this way and it seems to work well in our climate. i've built 3 stackwall buildings so far (cordwood and mortar), and that's also an economical construction method. my studio-garage building cost about $5K to build in 1987. Even now, I don't think it would cost more than $8K (it's 26x32 feet so that's a pretty cheap building). Most expensive part was the roof trusses, plywood sheathing, and the shingles for the roof. I worked on the walls pretty much alone and it took me about 2 months of spare time after work and on weekends to build them -- including time spent building window and door frames, corner structures, etc... also built a barn that is 24x40, but had plenty of help on that one and it went up in about 8 weekends. stackwall is nice, but for a building suitable for our northern climate, i think you pretty much have to do some kind of insulation and sheathing on the inside. over time, the logs will check -- even with seasoned wood, and you get some air coming through. i've spoken to a couple of other people who have built these kinds of houses or barns and they've mentioned the same thing. still, they make a great building for 3 season use (up here) and would probably work really well in a bit warmer climate. straw bale might be a better answer for our climate. ~croc