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on 2/4/09 6:34 AM, Rikki Nitzkin at rikkinitzkin@earthlink.net wrote:<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'>I know of an association in brasil that has done some SB work...although I have never talked to them personally. If there is interest I can approach them about participating in the GSBN...<BR>
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El 03/02/2009, a las 18:42, Tim Owen-Kennedy escribió:<BR>
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I've built with Hemp bales but neither corn nor Sugar. Though with regard to structure, thermal performance, and ease of construction I imagine they would be similar. I don't understand decomposition or spontaneous combustion enough to comment authoritatively, but in a few conversations I had at a conference with a delegation from Brazil they felt that there is very little food source or nitrogen left after the sugar cane is processed, and that the crushed, extracted, and dry culms would fold easily into bales. I believe they call the sugar cane waste Bagasse. I've heard of it's exploratory use in clothing, packaging, and both as ash and aggregate in concrete. The Brazilians seemed really eager to try out the bale building techniques but I see no sign of them on the web. Do we have a Brazilian contingent on this list?<BR>
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I personally believe that we need to diversify and localize our solutions as much as possible, for so many reasons.<BR>
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thanks to you all for taking up the challenges in your way,<BR>
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On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 7:51 AM, Mark Jensen <markj@redfeather.org> wrote:<BR>
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I was in a meeting yesterday with a man who would like to see sustainable housing in his home land of Kenya. He mentioned that they grow a lot of wheat and rice there, however he asked if I had heard of baling sugar cane or corn stalks. I have not heard of anybody doing this, but have any of you heard of this or have any thoughts of the plausibility of doing such. I'm thinking the culm might be just too big for a baler. I would love to hear your thoughts.<BR>
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