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<DIV><SPAN class=578435712-19112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Dear
Chug, dear Andre dear straw bale building community,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=578435712-19112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=578435712-19112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>At the
esbn Gathering in April this year, we (GrAT = Center for Appropriate Technology
at the Vienna University of Technology) proposed to organise and to host the
subgroup <EM>technical research</EM> (tests and new constructions).
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=578435712-19112002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>As a
first step we launched a mailing list for the subgroup, to focus the discussion
on testing and construction issues. This would allow us on the one hand to
discuss spezific issues in a smaller group of experts and on the other hand the
main mailing list will not be overloaded with very detailed
discussions.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=578435712-19112002><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT face=Arial
size=2>This e-mail list is now redesigned and much easier to manage and to use.
Anyone who is interessted can susbcribe at </FONT>
<P><A
href="http://www.htu.tuwien.ac.at/mailman/listinfo/esbn-techresearch"><FONT
face=Arial
size=2>http://www.htu.tuwien.ac.at/mailman/listinfo/esbn-techresearch</FONT></A></P>
<P><SPAN class=578435712-19112002><FONT face=Arial size=2>The second step was to
send the results of the esbn workshop on testing and new constructions to the
list members, those who subscribed at the gathering. This mail also included a
to-do-list concerning future testing and available test results.
</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=578435712-19112002><FONT face=Arial size=2>These activities were
meant to bring up all available test results and certificates and to prevent
redundant research and testing. Unfortunately this message didn`t get
through.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=578435712-19112002><FONT face=Arial size=2>Concerning the
question of Chug and the e-mail of And<SPAN class=441384814-22112002>ré</SPAN>,
I want to stress that we (GrAT) have proposed to install and host this mailling
list, <SPAN class=441384814-22112002>b</SPAN>ecause it was common
sense <SPAN class=441384814-22112002>at the gathering </SPAN>that such a
platform for specific discussions on tests and new constructions is necessary
and would support and spread strawbale building in Europe. We still believe,
that such a platform will support straw bale building and invite all straw bale
building experts to discuss tests and new constructions, to share information on
existing test results and to build up a data base of existing test
certificates.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=578435712-19112002><FONT face=Arial size=2>What we cannot do is
to keep a mailing list alive, if nobody is using the list. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=578435712-19112002><FONT face=Arial size=2>So I can only repeat,
that the offer is still available and the mailing list will be hosted by
us. So feel free to use it!!!</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=578435712-19112002><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best
regards</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN class=578435712-19112002><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Hannes</FONT></SPAN></P></FONT></SPAN></DIV></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<P><FONT size=2>Dipl. Ing. Hannes Hohensinner<BR>Gruppe Angepasste Technologie
(GrAT)/TU Wien<BR>Wiedner Hauptstrasse 8-10<BR>A-1040
Wien<BR>www.grat.tuwien.ac.at</FONT> </P>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----<BR><B>Von:</B>
strawbale-admin@amper....muni.cz
[mailto:strawbale-admin@amper....muni.cz]<B>Im Auftrag von
</B>chug.<BR><B>Gesendet:</B> Sonntag, 17. November 2002 16:10<BR><B>An:</B>
strawbale@amper....muni.cz<BR><B>Betreff:</B> [Strawbale] testing
subgroup<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">Greetings bale believers,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">I was wondering how the subgroup for testing
that formed after the European Gathering was coming along, as I am trying
to include some links on my website for test results. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">Any help on testing and where to find info
would be nice.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">Regards Chug.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">P.S Keep spreading the
word!</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>