Flexhouse: Lime and Clay Plaster

For thousands of years, lime and clay plaster have been used to finish walls. In the early 1800's however, the lime in plaster was mostly replaced by Portland cement and lime plaster became much less common. The use of clay plaster is also uncommon, but both materials are experiencing something of a revival, including in the Flexhouse in Portland, Oregon. In this video, Sukita Crimmel (Manager, Traditional Natural Plaster Company, http://www.traditionalplaster.com) describes the application of lime and clay plaster in the Flexhouse. The house was designed by Michele Jeresek (Architect, Departure Design, www.departure-design.com) and built by JRA Greenbuilding (http://www.jragbc.com/). The plastering crew also includes: Saul Urbe Murillo, Alexis Jaquin, Josh Baeckel, Ron Arnold and Matt Arnold. For other PCC-produced sustainable design and construction videos, go to this playlist: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRfHZ9wXKs6e0p7mTq2RZywk98R_4QSTa The production of this video is supported by the National Science Foundation under grant No. 1104298. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this video do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. Video produced by Portland Community College's (L)OCATE Project and Video Production Unit. (L)OCATE Project Team: Todd Sanders (Prinicipal Investigator) Heidi Sickert Denise Roy http://www.locate-stte.org/ Video Production Team: Denise Roy-- Producer Michael Annus--Producer, Direction, Camera, Sound Scott Ballard--Additional Camera Lucia DeLisa--Editor http://www.pcc.edu/resources/video-production/