[GSBN] A Question about Mold and Insurance

[Bohdan Dorniak]

Thanks Joyce.
We have a number of interesting projects in strawbale construction,
including a small restaurant located in the wine producing area - Barossa
Valley. It is currently with the planning department and hopefully we will
receive approval in November.
There are numerous houses that we are designing - 9 houses on the drawing
board.
The interest in South Australia seems to be growing!!
Cheers
Bohdan 

-----Original Message-----
From: GSBN-bounces at greenbuilder.com [mailto:GSBN-bounces at greenbuilder.com]
On Behalf Of Joyce Coppinger
Sent: Tuesday, 6 October 2009 6:38 PM
To: (private, with public archives) Global Straw Building Network
bohdan at bdcoarchitects.com.au,
Subject: Re: [GSBN] A Question about Mold and Insurance

See attached document SB Benefits. And you said you wanted to catch up with
me sometime. Did my recent email do that? What are you working on these
days?

Joyce


> Yes please Joyce that'd be great
> Bohdan
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: GSBN-bounces at greenbuilder.com 
> [mailto:GSBN-bounces at greenbuilder.com]
> On Behalf Of Joyce Coppinger
> Sent: Monday, 5 October 2009 1:25 PM
> To: GSBN
> Subject: [GSBN] A Question about Mold and Insurance
> 
> Hello everyone,
> 
> I talked to Wendy by phone tonight. She lives in Spokane Washington 
> area (rural). She currently has construction liability insurance with 
> the local Farm Bureau agency. They have notified her that they will 
> not provide homeowners insurance for her home when her construction 
> liability policy expires on November 30. She has not talked directly 
> with the underwriter, but the office secretary told her by phone that 
> the reason for denying insurance was the issue of mold - giving no further
explanation.
> 
> It has taken her three years to build her house because of contractor 
> delays and problems, and financing issues during this difficult 
> economic time. She says there is some indication that the project took too
long.
> 
> She will welcome any suggestions given to her in educating the local 
> insurance agency underwriter and help in getting insurance for her home.
> 
> I've sent a document to her that I prepared for use here locally that 
> outlines BASICS AND BENEFITS OF THE USE OF STRAW BALES FOR BUILDINGS - 
> citing U.S. codes as it pertains to SB that I received from David E., 
> excerpts from the document Thermal Performance of Straw Bale Wall 
> Systems from Bruce K., info about the straw bale test results (fire 
> tests done in Texas), excerpts from Moisture properties of straw and 
> plaster/straw assemblies by John Straube, and other citations. I'll 
> send a copy of the document to you by separate email if you would like to
see and review it.
> 
>  
> Joyce
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