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Hello, Barbara,<div>Just a quick note to congratulate you on your successes! You really inspire me, but unfortunately, after spending 18 months researching and designing my dream strawbale house, I lost the use of the site! Bah! I'm now 66 years old, and not very strong, my house (a rambling old farm house in Loire Atlantique) is up for sale and I will probably have to opt for another old house when it eventually sells and put my dream to the back of my mind. (but not forgotten!, maybe one day soon it will still be possible!)</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Bonne continuation and best wishes.</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Hilary.<br><div><div>On 4 Nov 2009, at 15:00, Barbara wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"> <o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"> <o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"> <o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"> <!--[if !mso]> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" /> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:shapelayout v:ext="edit"> <o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" /> </o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--> <div class="Section1"><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><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <div><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 style="color:navy"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><font size="3" color="navy" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; 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="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><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">Director</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"><font size="2" color="#3366ff" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family: Verdana;color:#3366FF"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><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><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><font 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" color="black" face="Verdana"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family: Verdana;color:black"><a href="http://www.ukrc4setwomen.org/html/news-and-events/news/?news_id=529" title="blocked::http://www.ukrc4setwomen.org/html/news-and-events/news/?news_id=529 http://www.ukrc4setwomen.org/html/news-and-events/news/?news_id=529"><font size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span title="blocked::http://www.ukrc4setwomen.org/html/news-and-events/news/?news_id=529"><span title="blocked::http://www.ukrc4setwomen.org/html/news-and-events/news/?news_id=529 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><p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Verdana"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:navy"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><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> </div><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> <hr size="2" width="100%" align="center" tabindex="-1"> </span></font></div><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 [<a href="mailto:strawbale-bounces@amper....muni.cz">mailto:strawbale-bounces@amper....muni.cz</a>] <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> <a href="mailto:strawbale@amper....muni.cz">strawbale@amper....muni.cz</a><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> </div><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana"><br> >>><br> </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; font-family:Arial;color:navy">>>></span></font><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana"><br> <br> <br> </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 style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana"><br> <br> </span></font><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial;color:navy">TIA</span></font><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana"><br> <br> </span></font><font size="2" color="navy" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; 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> <div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana"> <hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"> </span></font></div><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Verdana">New Windows 7: Simplify what you do everyday. <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/uk/windows/buy/" target="_new">Find the right PC for you.</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> </div> <font size="6"><b>amazonails</b></font><font size="4.5"><sup>®</sup></font><br> <span style="color:#798C78"><b>strawbale innovations</b><br> <br> Hope Mill<br> Crescent Street<br> Todmorden<br> OL14 5HA<br> <br> Tel: 0 (+44) 845 458 2173<br> Fax: 0 (+44) 1706 814696<br> <br> <a href="http://www.amazonails.org.uk">www.amazonails.org.uk </a> <br> <br> </span><br> This transmission, its content and any attachments are intended only for the use of the recipient(s) and it may contain information that is confidential and/or legally privileged. 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We do not pass any information on to third parties.<br> <br> amazonails is a not-for-profit social enterprise, registered as an Industrial and Provident Society No. IPS 29128R. </o:smarttagtype></o:smarttagtype></o:smarttagtype></o:smarttagtype><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">____________________________________________________</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>European strawbale building discussion list</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Send all messages to:</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a href="mailto:Strawbale@amper....muni.cz">Strawbale@amper....muni.cz</a></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Archives, subscription options, etc:</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><a href="http://amper.ped.muni.cz/mailman/listinfo/strawbale">http://amper.ped.muni.cz/mailman/listinfo/strawbale</a></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">____________________________________________________</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> </blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>