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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'>Hello,</span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I was reading your email
and find it positive that somewhere somehow the Guardian site touched a string.</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>However I also see your
disappointment in the comment you made about the ESBG 2011 survey. “Only
20 people”.</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The reason I didn’t
respond was that I estimated my chances to participate, to the ESBG 2011,
rather slim.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Only 100 or so (little
more I think) people will have the opportunity …</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>More or less five from
each country,</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Preference is given to building
professionals (and rightly so).</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I do not criticism the
above criteria. I can see the logic given the limited resources available.</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>But then again, having
little chance to go, it seemed to me wiser that people that will be involved
define the agenda.</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>That is the reason why I
didn’t fill out the survey.</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>If other straw bale enthusiasts
have made the same calculations, you end up with few people responding.</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Regards</span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font></p>
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<p><font size=2 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:navy'>Eddy MEYSMAN<br>
Achterstraat 219 - B2<br>
B-2980 Sint Antonius - Zoersel<br>
Gsm: 0476-41-10-76<br>
email : telcontar.meysman@skynet...<br>
skype : telcontareme<br>
België</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
lang=NL style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Oorspronkelijk
bericht-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Van:</span></b>
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> donderdag 18 november
2010 22:24<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Aan:</span></b> strawbale@amper....muni.cz<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>CC:</span></b> ESBG 11<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Onderwerp:</span></b> Re: [Strawbale]
Europe's largest strawbale building</span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Dear fellow Balers, </span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Thank you Simon for the
link to the Guardian site, and for whoever wrote about Modcell in the comments.
I read it all, wrote a comment with a link to Amazon's 2 story apartment
building and </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>a couple of days after my comment I got called up by a young
lady who worked for an agency which had been appointed by EU to write an
informative summery about SB building for 22.000 decision makers in EU!</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The interviewer (a student job) had
also seen the Modcell page, but knew little else. The basic question from the
commission seemed to be; "If this thing can make the Guardian, how come we
don't know about it? And why don't we use SB to reach some of the environmental
Co2 targets, by using it for public buildings, such as schools?"</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I spent 45 minutes on the phone with
her, and in the end she had enough information to write a book(?), including
why SB building is so much more holistic than simply blindly advocating passive
house standards. I believe she would also mention pre-fab systems in her
report. I finalized by giving her the link to Dirk Scharmer and FASBA, for
European research and contact to building companies; this would also likely be
mentioned in her report.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>If you (like me) share the <span
class=apple-style-span>concern that there's only 4 years left to act
(Explanation here: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_6iTCo5Ci8">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_6iTCo5Ci8</a>
), then I hope it the manages to wake up the right bureacrats, building
firms etc., and things start to move in the right direction... </span></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span class=apple-style-span><font
size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>...And while
on the theme of waking up; Only 20 people has found the 5 minutes it takes to
fill out the ESBG 2011 survey. It's great input, and will help shape the ESBG,
however we'd need much more participatory input before the event will be
optimal for many more of you. Please click here: </span></font></span><span
class=apple-style-span><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> <a
href="https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dFlWcVNOQ0hWS29nejV0dGxfdGV5NWc6MQ"
target="_blank"><font color="#112508"><span style='color:#112508'>https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dFlWcVNOQ0hWS29nejV0dGxfdGV5NWc6MQ</span></font></a></span></font></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>...This is also the way for those of
you with a topic to present, a workshop to lead, to make us aware that you
exists, and that we need to find time for you.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span class=apple-style-span><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Cheers,</span></font></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:35.4pt'><span class=apple-style-span><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Max Vittrup
Jensen</span></font></span></p>
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size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://www.permalot.org">www.permalot.org</a></span></font></span></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> 1. Europe's largest
strawbale building (Simon Blackbourn)<br>
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Message: 1<br>
Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2010 22:34:52 +0000<br>
From: Simon Blackbourn <<a href="mailto:piemanek@gmail..." target="_blank">piemanek@gmail...</a>><br>
Subject: [Strawbale] Europe's largest strawbale building<br>
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Just spotted this in The Guardian, thought it might be of interest to people<br>
on the list:<br>
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<a
href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/nov/02/europe-largest-straw-building"
target="_blank">http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/nov/02/europe-largest-straw-building</a><br>
<br>
Shame about many of the ignorant comments, I guess they show there's still a<br>
huge amount to do to convince people of the merits and viability of<br>
strawbales...<br>
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