Green building & new bldg code

[EightFingers]

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Originally posted by Rob Tucker

I used no sheet rock in my home. Instead I used 1/4" cement board with a skim coat of Imperial plaster. I never cared for sheet rock much. It's just a cheap imitation of plaster (it was once called plaster board).

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What did you underlay this with? Also I would like to know how you handled the joints, did you use regular drywall tape and mud or something else? I assume you just screwed this to the studs?
I'd like to do something similar to prevent mold and your method looks like it will do that well.