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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The majority of the buildings we design are
loadbearing, with full planning and building regulation approval, and we have
been involved in several hundred. We do not see the need for using a framework
system in most cases as it involves extra cost and reduces design simplicity.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><em><i><font
size=3 color=black face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:black'>Best wishes</span></font></i></em><font color=navy><span
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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><em><i><font
size=3 color="#3366ff" face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Verdana;color:#3366FF'>Barbara Jones FRSA</span></font></i></em><em><i><font
size=2 color="#3366ff" face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Verdana;color:#3366FF'><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></em></p>
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size=3 color="#3366ff" face=Verdana><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Verdana;color:#3366FF'>Director</span></font></i></em><font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=2 color="#3366ff" face=Verdana><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:
auto;text-align:center'><em><i><font size=3 color=teal face=Verdana><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:teal'>The library
extension that we helped design and build for Calderdale Council at Shelf,
Halifax, has won the Halifax Courier Environmental Design Award.</span></font></i></em><em><i><font
size=2 color=teal face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:teal'><o:p></o:p></span></font></i></em></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><em><i><font
size=3 color=teal face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Verdana;color:teal'>One of the buildings we have been involved in,
the largest strawbale building in the UK, a saleroom of 1100sq.m built for
Sworders Ltd, has just won the Sustainability Award from the East of England
RICS. </span></font></i></em><em><i><font color=red face=Verdana><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-family:Verdana;color:red'>And has now won a Commendation
in the International awards!</span></font></i></em><font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><em><i><font
size=1 color=green face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Verdana;color:green'>Barbara Jones</span></font></i></em><em><i><font
size=1 color=green face=Verdana><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:green'> FRSA</span></font></i></em><em><i><font size=1 color=green
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:green'>, Founder and Director of amazonails, has been named Woman of
Outstanding Achievement 2009 by the UK Resource Centre for Women in Science,
Engineering and Technology (UKRC)</span></font></i></em><em><i><font size=1
color=green face=Verdana><span lang=EN style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Verdana;
color:green'> for SET discovery, innovation and entrepreneurship.<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></em></p>
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size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Please visit </span></font><font size=1
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Verdana;color:black'><a
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http://www.ukrc4setwomen.org/html/news-and-events/news/?news_id=529">http://www.ukrc4setwomen.org/html/news-and-events/news/?news_id=529</span></span></span></font></a></span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana;color:black'> for more information.</span></font><font
size=2 color=black><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2
color=red face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Verdana;color:red'>WARNING! Strawbale building can seriously transform your
life!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
strawbale-bounces@amper....muni.cz
[mailto:strawbale-bounces@amper....muni.cz] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>donald mchardy<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 04 November 2009 13:36<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> strawbale@amper....muni.cz<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Strawbale] <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Tyre</st1:place></st1:City> foundation</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy'>We have built several buildings using car tyres
as foundations. All have full <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">UK</st1:place></st1:country-region>
building regulation approval ... </span></font><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'><br>
</span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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</span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Now *this* is interesting. Are any of them
load-bearing (<st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Nebraska</st1:place></st1:State>)
or are they timber frame?</span></font><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
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font-family:Arial;color:navy'>TIA</span></font><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
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font-family:Arial;color:navy'>D</span></font><font size=2 face=Verdana><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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