[GSBN] Nomination of Paula Baker-Laporte

[Bill Christensen]

Paula's in.

She wrote me offlist that Robert would also like to be included.  I'm 
for that.  Any nays?

On 11/23/11 12:25 PM, Tim Owen-Kennedy wrote:
> I'd Love to have Paula as part of this group.
>
> It brings up another question I've been wanting to pose which I think 
> is pertinent to the down turn in participation and energy at CASBA and 
> presumably around the world in Straw Bale specifically. I haven't done 
> an only Straw Bale building for a while and don't consider myself a 
> straw bale builder. Straw is the most common insulation I use in the 
> Natural and green buildings I design and build. More and More I think 
> of my buildings as more or less insulative, massive, and or structural 
> substrates for plaster. I know some don't plaster their bales but as 
> cavalier as I am I still don't think that is worth the savings even if 
> you want wood cladding. The most interesting and valuable discussions 
> on this list for me are often the ones that are barely connected to 
> straw bale. And I would hate to loose this community of collaboration 
> or keep people from posing their green or natural building quandaries 
> to this esteemed group if they don't have anything to do with straw bale.
>
> SO, I would propose we change our name to the Global Straw Building 
> Network (to minimize the shift) and open our ranks to the world of 
> excellent Natural Builders that are trying to look deeply and globally 
> at the scalability of local building systems and keeping them evolving 
> with Building Science.
>
> So if this Idea isn't too offensive, there's a few like Michael Smith, 
> Art Ludwig, and John Fordice and others.
>
> I might be contradicting my desire for fewer and more efficient 
> communications for this group but consolidating straw building 
> techniques has become an itch I can't keep from scratching.
>
> Happiness, health, and humor to you all,
>
> Tim
>
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 10:46 PM, <strawnet at aol.com 
> <mailto:strawnet at aol.com>> wrote:
>
>     I second the nomination. Thanks Martin.
>
>     David Eisenberg
>
>
>
>     -----Original Message-----
>     From: martin hammer <mfhammer at pacbell.net
>     <mailto:mfhammer at pacbell.net>>
>     To: GSBN <GSBN at SustainableSources.com>
>     Sent: Fri, Nov 11, 2011 11:40 pm
>     Subject: [GSBN] Nomination of Paula Baker-Laporte
>
>     All,
>
>     I nominate Paula Baker-Laporte to the GSBN.  As I said in my
>     previous e-mail Paula is an architect and leading practitioner
>     (along with her husband and builder Robert Laporte) of "light
>     clay" construction in the US.  You can see Paula and Robert's
>     beautiful work at www.econesthomes.com
>     <http://www.econesthomes.com>, and in their book EcoNest.  Having
>     a leading authority on this method of construction would be a
>     great addition to the GSBN.
>
>     Martin Hammer
>
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