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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>THANKS so much David, Martin, and everyone involved! This further
“legitimacy” helps so much. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>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. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Your patience and persistence is appreciated by all!!!! -Janet<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
8.0pt'>Janet Armstrong Johnston, Architect<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
8.0pt'>StrongArm Construction<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><st1:address w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on"><font
size=1 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:8.0pt'>PO Box 2141</span></font></st1:Street><font
size=1><span style='font-size:8.0pt'>, <st1:City w:st="on">Joshua Tree</st1:City>,
<st1:State w:st="on">CA</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">92252</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:address><font
size=1><span style='font-size:8.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
8.0pt'>760-366-4774 www.strongarmconstruction.com<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=1 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
8.0pt'>janet@strongarmconstruction.com<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>-----Original Message-----<br>
From: <st1:PersonName w:st="on">GSBN</st1:PersonName>-bounces@greenbuilder.com
[mailto:<st1:PersonName w:st="on">GSBN</st1:PersonName>-bounces@greenbuilder.com]
On Behalf Of Mark Piepkorn<br>
Sent: Monday, August 16, 2010 2:54 PM<br>
To: <st1:PersonName w:st="on">GSBN</st1:PersonName>@greenbuilder.com<br>
Subject: [<st1:PersonName w:st="on">GSBN</st1:PersonName>] SB in IGCC<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>David Eisenberg just posted to FaceBook: "I'm in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Chicago</st1:place></st1:City> 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!!!"<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt'>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:
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