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Publication NF 55 Cellulose-based building materials - use, performance and risk

Publication Year

2014

Document Status

Current

Abstract

A brief history of cellulose-based building materials such as thatch, cob, straw bales, hemp and lime; looking at performance issues, potential benefits and associated risks, with examples of projects built in the UK.

Document History

Published by IHS BRE Press on behalf of NHBC Foundation. Categorised by NHBC Foundation as a Research Review.

Author

Yates, T. et al

ISBN

9781848063556

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NHBC Foundation

The NHBC Foundation - National House Building Council's independent research institution - was established in January 2006 in partnership with the BRE Trust.

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