Light Straw-Clay Construction Code Supporting Documentation
This page is a repository for supporting documentation for a proposed Straw Clay Construction section of the 2015 International Building Code. This includes testing reports, research papers, support letters from licensed design professionals, and other references.
Please direct all inquiries to Paula Baker-Laporte (541)488-9508
Light Straw Clay Construction Section
(as submitted to the International Code Council (ICC) on January 3, 2012)
• Light Straw Clay Appendix for IRC
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Read full article »• Out of Plane Study for Light Straw Clay by Richard Duncan PE
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Supporting Documentation
• Forest Products Lab Engineering Report of Light Clay Specimens
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Read full article »• The CMHC
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Read full article »• Out of Plane Study for Light Straw Clay by Richard Duncan PE
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Existing State and City Codes and Guidelines
• State of New Mexico Construction Industries Division Clay Straw Guidelines
Read full article »• Oregon Reach Code
Note Light Straw Clay (straw Clay) appears in section 1307 of this Code.
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