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<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>Oliver, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT face="Comic Sans MS">for me </FONT><FONT
face="Comic Sans MS" color=#ff0000><U><STRONG>Definitely Planning
Permission</STRONG></U> <FONT color=#000000>- I had to go to appeal after the
local planning official told me "Cumbria (north west England) is not the
place for innovation" and straw was an "alien" material! Winning the appeal then
aggravated the building control department who have since created one
obstacle after another (they refuse to believe that strawbales won't
spontaneously combust and will not accept any existing fire test
results). Now I am having to engage an independent building control firm
from the south of England. The practicalities of that I have yet to discover. My
original concern was moisture in this climate (we have horizontal
rain) - that led to my design which is specifically intended to
tackle that problem.</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#ff0000 size=2><FONT
color=#000000>Originally it was only to be my retirement abode but
during the design process it occurred to me that it could become a "kit" for
self builders so I did some research - just amongst friends and business
acquaintances. The overwhelming conclusion was that resale was their main
concern. The "organic" appearance of nearly all the strawbalehouses I could show
them, whilst appealing, worried everyone when it came to committing to such
a large (family) investment.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" size=2>Brian <A
href="http://www.strawbalehouse.co.uk">www.strawbalehouse.co.uk</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=obswann@btinternet... href="mailto:obswann@btinternet...">Oliver
Blake Swann</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=Strawbale@amper....muni.cz
href="mailto:Strawbale@amper....muni.cz">Strawbale@amper....muni.cz</A>
</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, March 20, 2009 1:45
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Strawbale] What concerns do
people have about building SB</DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Hi All,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">There has been some chat on various email groups about
pests in walls and other issues about straw bale homes that concern people. So
I thought I'd try to discover what really concerns people the most. I've made
a web vote...<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">"You want to build your own straw bale house but you
are concerned about potential problems. The one problem that concerns you the
most is:"<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><st1:place><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN
lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Pest</SPAN></FONT></st1:place><SPAN
lang=EN-GB> infestation<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Fire hazard<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Re-sale value<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Damp problems<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Structural problems<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Getting a loan<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Planning permission<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Building insurance<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">You can vote on the link below and collect the iFrame
code if you would like to include the vote in your
blog.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN lang=EN-GB
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN lang=NO-BOK
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: NO-BOK">http://naturalhomes.org/naturalhomesvote.htm<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN lang=NO-BOK
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: NO-BOK"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN lang=NO-BOK
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: NO-BOK">Regards,
Oliver<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN lang=NO-BOK
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: NO-BOK"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV>
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