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Joyce</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=199254902-01102009><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I had an enquiry from Masters
student from Australia</FONT> <FONT size=2 face=Arial>regarding thermal
performance of strawbale - are you aware of any studies that could help
him??</FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=199254902-01102009></SPAN><SPAN class=199254902-01102009><FONT size=2
face=Arial> I've pointed him in the direction of Bruce King's
book. </FONT></SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><SPAN
class=199254902-01102009>By the way how are you?? I would love to catch up with
you sometime.</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px"><SPAN
class=199254902-01102009>Copy of his letter below</SPAN></SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=199254902-01102009> </SPAN><BR><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Dear </FONT></FONT><FONT size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: medium" class=Apple-style-span>Bohdan
Dorniak and Co.</SPAN><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: medium" class=Apple-style-span><FONT size=2>I am
writing to you in response you the talk that was presented by <SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial" class=Apple-style-span>Bohdan Dorniak during the
Green Building and Design Conference (Melbourne)on Straw Bales as an alternative
green building material. <SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial"
class=Apple-style-span>As an undergraduate engineering student at the University
of New South Wales completing a honours thesis on straw bales I found your talk
very interesting. </SPAN></SPAN></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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style="FONT-FAMILY: arial" class=Apple-style-span><FONT size=2>It seems that
straw is a readily used green material in your designs. I wanted to contact
you to request some information relating to straw bales. My thesis currently
explores the thermal performance of a straw bale constructed community hall in
Fairfield (south west of Sydney). Using this community hall as a case study I
will also conduct a Life Cycle Assessment on the straw bale as a feasible
building material and then reflect on the lack of recognition of it in holistic
sustainability rating tools in Australia, such as Green
Star. </FONT></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: medium" class=Apple-style-span><FONT size=2>I was
wondering with your years of experience with the building material if you have
come across any similar studies? </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: medium" class=Apple-style-span><FONT size=2>I am
keen to discuss the experiences you have with straw bale and the technical
aspects of it. If you like to contact me, you can via email or
phone.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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