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posted on August 04, 2007
Two Story Cob Home Being Built in Victoria BC
A dream home made of mud
By: ADRIANA BARTON
Published: AUGUST 3, 2007
Source: theglobeandmail.comVICTORIA
-- Ann and Gord Baird's dream house has in-floor heating, solar and wind power to run appliances, a plug-in for an electric car and a wall of windows to capture the sun's heat from the south.It's all very contemporary - except the house is made of mud.
Ann, a former financial manager, and Gord, an auto body shop owner, both quit their jobs to construct their 2,150-square-foot home of cob, a centuries-old construction technique using dirt, clay and straw.
They started building this spring on their 7.5-acre property near Victoria and hope to move into the house with four other family members by this October.
