Straw Bale Building in the Czech Republic

<BODY text="#000066" link="blue" vlink="purple" alink="red" background=""> <A NAME="pgtop"></A> <A HREF="isbbc04czc.htm"><Img Src="flconts.gif" ALT="Table of Contents" WIDTH=24 HEIGHT=24></A> <A HREF="isbbc04cz2.htm"><Img Src="flrarrow.gif" ALT="Next" WIDTH=24 HEIGHT=24></A> <A HREF="#pgbot"><Img Src="flnote.gif" ALT="Speaker Notes" WIDTH=24 HEIGHT=24></A> <BR> <IMG BORDER=0 SRC="isbbc04cz.jpg" WIDTH="630" HEIGHT="487" ALT="Page Image"> <HR ALIGN="left" size=5 WIDTH="65%"> <A NAME="pgbot"></A> <UL><LI>All loadbearing materials that are used in building construction must have necessary loadbearing tests done. Straw bales used in the walls need to be protected from the interior by a layer of fire resistant material with a valid certification. As long as there are no other buildings within a certain diameter around the house, fire protection from the exterior is not required.</UL> <HR ALIGN=left size=5 WIDTH=65%> <A HREF="#pgtop"><Img Src="flpage.gif" ALT="Top of Page" WIDTH=24 HEIGHT=24></A> <FONT SIZE="-2">Published by <A HREF="http://www.lotus.com">Lotus</A>® <A HREF="http://www.lotus.com/freelance">Freelance Graphics</A>®</FONT> </BODY>