CCAT Retaining Wall Green Building Class Spring 2013

…First a variety of sample test Brick were made

Paper & Clay Retaining Wall Super Local & Close to Free

Bricks • 40% Paper • 30% Clay • 30% Sand

Adobe Mortar • Clay-mainly • Manure-binding agent • Straw –holding fiber• Cement-small amount

Prepping the Materials

Mushing the Clay & Sand together

Sifting out big rocks &Braking up big Clay Chunks

Mixing up Shredded Paper with Water

-Majority of waster was then Removed threw sifting and pressing out the paper

Construction of Brick Frames with 2x4’s

Native Mortar Dance

Flip tarp over to roll mortar together then dance some more –multiple times

Stomped around in circles mixing organic matter and clay while gradually shaking hay out of hands

Materials All Very Local Item Location Found

Clay Mound on HSU Campus

Paper Recycled Lumberjack Newspapers and shredded paper from BSS on HSU Campus

Sand Mad RiverChicken Wire and cement CCAT Green ShedWooded 2x4 CCAT Scrap PileManure Tyler's grass grazing cattleStraw Local Farm $6

Total Cost of Project $6 Plus over 170 worker hours

Pros +As local as you can get Practically Free Super Fun!-Helped to build community

Cons - Scavenge/ Access to materials Time consuming

In man hours put in Waiting for bricks to dry

- Urbanite foundation placed level-Paper and Clay Bricks placed on top-Urbanite side walls mortared together-Hand spread mortar

Then chicken wire overhang was formed on top and covered with mortar

Terraced Organic Garden Bed

Lined so that the wall didn’t soak up moisture from watering Decorations: Experimented with naturally pigmented paint mixed with cement

While waiting for the Bricks to dry…

Dig a Trench that zigzagged down hill for water to flow down Local wood stakes were driven into ground and sticks and wigs were weaved to form barrier to hold soil Hay was dispersed to retain water in clay soil

We Helped

The Sky Line

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