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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'>Max<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I like a lot of combinations and think it
is good to use the right solution for the right person. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Panelling (wooden planches and vapour screen
is also OK) can be very handy. With the strikt building regulations from
Austria and Germany it may well be the only sollution.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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color:teal;font-weight:bold'>ECOLOGISCH ARCHITECTENBUREAU HENK
VAN AELST BVBA<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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color:black'>Gsm 0032 473 66 17 92<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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color="#3366ff" face=Arial><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:#3366FF'><a href="http://www.henkvanaelst.be/"><font color="#3366ff"><span
style='color:#3366FF'>www.henkvanaelst.be</span></font></a><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;
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strawbale-bounces@amper....muni.cz
[mailto:strawbale-bounces@amper....muni.cz] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Namens
</span></b>Max Vittrup Jensen<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Verzonden:</span></b> maandag 12 juli 2010
12:37<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Aan:</span></b> strawbale@amper....muni.cz<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Onderwerp:</span></b> [Strawbale] OSB and SB</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Hi,<br>
<br>
The response from Henk makes me think of another subject where I'd love to
learn more, and perhaps the knowledge on this list can help this?<br>
<br>
I'm aware that:<br>
-An alarming number of Hurricane Katrina survivors got severe health problems
(some died) from being relocated to emergency mobile homes made from fresh OSB.<font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Use 0 formaldehide<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>-In comparative research on particle board, plywood and OSB, the OSB
ranks as the highest for fungi susceptibility.<font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Use it In dry inside conditions</span></font><br>
-Last year I read that 60% of OSB on the European market came from threatened
rain forest.<font color=navy><span style='color:navy'><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'>Is that the case for Stirling plates?</span></font><br>
-I've been made aware that the production of OSB (and burning of wood chips)
has caused a 'vacuuming' of the forest floor, reducing the necessary amount of
carbon in forest eco-systems.<font color=navy><span style='color:navy'><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'>That the proces doesn’t leave left
overs doesn’t mean that the wood should come frome the forest Floor.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>-As part of my University research in 2008, I made a price comparison
between using solid wooden boards compared to OSB and investment was equal (in
CZ), only the time of mounting it spoke in favour of OSB.<br>
-OSB may act as a ticking bomb in case of poor detailing by the construction
company, allowing moisture to get to the OSB: they will rapidly turn black with
fungi spores, but without visual signs for the occupant. <font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>All biological material does</span></font><br>
-What does OSB do to the 'breath-ability' of the house?<font color=navy><span
style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>No breath-abillity is OK for some people,
just ask and you will know. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>-How far does your OSB travel? The 'baubiologie' approved brand from
Scotland may be great on the British Isles, but how appropriate is it on
mainland Europe? <font color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>There is no lime in the Netherlands. </span></font><br>
-I'm convinced that (beyond the 4 good points mentioned yesterday by Derek and
?), there's a special 'marriage' happening between the integration of the earth
plaster and straw, which provides additional positive feed-back loops which our
isolated scientific science approach have not yet proven. In other words; this
is typically lost when useing OSB. (stays if the french dip is applied, but
bales has to be mighty dry before installing to avoid fungi in the OSB).<br>
<br>
So, with that out in the open: Please "Teach me Tiger"....????<font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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Cheers,<br>
Max Vittrup Jensen<br>
PS: On my first construction jobs back in '<st1:metricconverter
ProductID="91 in" w:st="on">91 in</st1:metricconverter> USA OSB was the hot
'green' approach to stick-frame housing. I've were an advocate of it for years
and do have some in storage. I'm simply pointing out that there's reasons to be
concerned.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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