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Thanks and you're welcome! Nice to hear from you. Yes, things are rough in building departments these days. As for Kermit Robinson, I know him well and he's an ally in many ways. He is our ICC liaison to the USGBC Code Committee that I chair and is at the code hearings as a senior staff support for the process. Let him know about our longstanding relationship in the sb world. And good luck with your submittal!<br>
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From: janet johnston <janetjohnstn@earthlink.net><br>
To: '(private, with public archives) Global Straw Building Network' <GSBN@greenbuilder.com><br>
Sent: Thu, Aug 19, 2010 5:09 pm<br>
Subject: Re: [GSBN] SB in IGCC<br>
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<div class="MsoPlainText"><font face="Courier New" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">THANKS so much David, Martin, and everyone involved! This further
“legitimacy” helps so much. </span></font></div>
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<div class="MsoPlainText"><font face="Courier New" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Our whole local building department was laid-off, so even though I have
been working with straw in this county since 1998 (or at least trying to get
the first project passed since then), I am submitting this project (YAY- one is
actually making it to submittal at least!) to an unknown quantity. Ironically,
I think I left a message (about another code issue) last week for one of the
ICC engineers (Kermit Robinson)from LA. His message said he was at the
hearings- so I assume he was a juror. </span></font></div>
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<div class="MsoPlainText"><font face="Courier New" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Your patience and persistence is appreciated by all!!!! -Janet</span></font></div>
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<div class="MsoPlainText"><font face="Courier New" size="1"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Janet Armstrong Johnston, Architect</span></font></div>
<div class="MsoPlainText"><font face="Courier New" size="1"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">StrongArm Construction</span></font></div>
<div class="MsoPlainText"><font face="Courier New" size="1"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">PO Box 2141</span></font><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">, Joshua Tree,
CA 92252</span></font><font size="1"><span style="font-size: 8pt;"></span></font></div>
<div class="MsoPlainText"><font face="Courier New" size="1"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">760-366-4774 <a href="http://www.strongarmconstruction.com" target="_blank">www.strongarmconstruction.com</a></span></font></div>
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From: GSBN-<a href="mailto:bounces@greenbuilder.com">bounces@greenbuilder.com</a>
[mailto:GSBN-<a href="mailto:bounces@greenbuilder.com">bounces@greenbuilder.com</a>]
On Behalf Of Mark Piepkorn<br>
Sent: Monday, August 16, 2010 2:54 PM<br>
To: GSBN@greenbuilder.com<br>
Subject: [GSBN] SB in IGCC</span></font></div>
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<div class="MsoPlainText"><font face="Courier New" size="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt;">David Eisenberg just posted to FaceBook: "I'm in Chicago at the International Green Construction
Code code development hearings and Martin Hammer's 'comment' on behalf of the
California Straw Building Assoc. to incorporate straw bale construction into
this new code was approved by the committee as submitted by a vote of 8 to
6!!!"</span></font></div>
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