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Joyce, <div><br></div><div>Some clarification: </div><div><br></div><div>These are actually two mentions of the <b>same</b> project. </div><div><br></div><div>It's the winning entry in a worldwide school design competition, which is for a small school in Idaho. The sponsoring organization, Architecture for Humanity, is trying now to find sponsors to get it built. </div><div><br></div><div>Not exactly a commercial building in the usual sense. But it's true it's not a house....</div><div><br></div><div>Bob Theis<br><div><div>On Sep 8, 2009, at 4:49 PM, Joyce Coppinger wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"> <font face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style="font-size:12.0px">Below is the description and web sites for two commercial buildings. I’d like to include an article or articles for the upcoming issue focused on commercial buildings using SB and natural building – critiquing the designs of these buildings based on the best standards and design principles for strawbale. <br> <br> Anyone have the time and interest in taking this on? There’s some time to accomplish this as it will be at least two or three months before we get into final production for this issue – maybe a couple of weeks longer...<br> <br> How do you feel about critiques of buildings as a way to learn what works and what might not work so well?<br> <br> <br> Joyce<br> --------------- <br> Joyce Coppinger<br> Managing Editor/Publisher<br> The Last Straw, the international journal<br> of strawbale and natural building<br> PO Box 22706, Lincoln NE 68542-2706<br> 402.483.5135, fax 402.483.5161<br> <<a href="mailto:thelaststraw@thelaststraw.org">thelaststraw@thelaststraw.org</a>><br> web site: <a href="http://www.thelaststraw.org">www.thelaststraw.org</a><br> and our new blog at <a href="http://tls.buildearth.org">http://tls.buildearth.org</a><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> </span><font size="4"><span style="font-size:14.0px">Google News Alert for: <b>straw bale construction<br> </b></span></font><span style="font-size:12.0px"><br> <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.bdcnetwork.com/article/CA6695009.html&ct=ga&cd=uItaTMf6PKI&usg=AFQjCNG9X2xWB9iC4XEZeIB9lQpoeNPB9A"><http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.bdcnetwork.com/article/CA6695009.html&ct=ga&cd=uItaTMf6PKI&usg=AFQjCNG9X2xWB9iC4XEZeIB9lQpoeNPB9A></a> <br> </span><font size="1"><span style="font-size:9.0px">Building Design & Construction <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.bdcnetwork.com/article/CA6695009.html&ct=ga&cd=uItaTMf6PKI&usg=AFQjCNG9X2xWB9iC4XEZeIB9lQpoeNPB9A"><http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.bdcnetwork.com/article/CA6695009.html&ct=ga&cd=uItaTMf6PKI&usg=AFQjCNG9X2xWB9iC4XEZeIB9lQpoeNPB9A></a> </span></font><span style="font-size:12.0px">Section Eight Design wins 2009 Open Architecture Challenge for <b>...</b> <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.bdcnetwork.com/article/CA6695009.html&ct=ga&cd=uItaTMf6PKI&usg=AFQjCNG9X2xWB9iC4XEZeIB9lQpoeNPB9A"><http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.bdcnetwork.com/article/CA6695009.html&ct=ga&cd=uItaTMf6PKI&usg=AFQjCNG9X2xWB9iC4XEZeIB9lQpoeNPB9A></a> <br> </span><font color="#666666"><font size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0px">Building Design & Construction<br> </span></font></font><span style="font-size:12.0px">The open flex learning space is flanked by <b>strawbale</b> walls that serve as a backdrop for computer stations, storage, library, and collapsible and foldable <b>...<br> </b><font color="#008000">See all stories on this topic</font> <a href="http://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://www.bdcnetwork.com/article/CA6695009.html&hl=en"><http://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://www.bdcnetwork.com/article/CA6695009.html&hl=en></a> <br> <br> </span><font size="4"><span style="font-size:14.0px">Google Blogs Alert for: <b>straw bale construction<br> </b></span></font><span style="font-size:12.0px"><br> Teton Valley Community School - Competition Winner for: 2009 Open <b>...</b> <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.archtracker.com/teton-valley-community-school-competition-winner-for-2009-open-architecture-challenge-classroom/2009/09/&ct=ga&cd=uItaTMf6PKI&usg=AFQjCNF0FKGhdfceG8fHH3RDPIO3RCwA5g"><http://www.google.com/url?sa=X&q=http://www.archtracker.com/teton-valley-community-school-competition-winner-for-2009-open-architecture-challenge-classroom/2009/09/&ct=ga&cd=uItaTMf6PKI&usg=AFQjCNF0FKGhdfceG8fHH3RDPIO3RCwA5g></a> <br> </span><font color="#666666"><font size="2"><span style="font-size:10.0px">By admin <br> </span></font></font><span style="font-size:12.0px">The building serves as a tool for learning about the built environment thru the transparency of its <b>construction</b> and function. 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