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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Was Matts and Judy’s home in Tucson a CMU? I know they wrapped their home with straw bales.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> GSBN-bounces@greenbuilder.com [mailto:GSBN-bounces@greenbuilder.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>nature boy<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 30, 2010 4:15 PM<br><b>To:</b> (private, with public archives) Global Straw Building Network<br><b>Subject:</b> [GSBN] Experience with Wrapping CMU with Strawbale?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Folks,</span></span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Does anyone have experience or ideas about wrapping an existing or new CMU structure with exterior bales? We have a client asking about this idea and she is worried about dew point between the CMU and bales.</span></span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Airspace between or not?</span></span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Mark Lakeman</span></span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Communitecture, Inc.</span></span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>& The City Repair Project </span></span><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.25in'><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><hr size=1 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Chris Magwood <chris@chrismagwood.ca><br><b>To:</b> "(private, with public archives) Global Straw Building Network" <GSBN@greenbuilder.com><br><b>Sent:</b> Tue, November 9, 2010 5:50:44 AM<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [GSBN] Baled Corn/Maize stalks? Kenya?<br></span><br>Would there be any concerns with the high sugar content in maize? It may be a bit more food-like than many types of straw and perhaps a bit more sensitive to moisture because of the high sugar? I turned down some maize bales here in Ontario quite a few years ago because I had these concerns, but then I didn't have the wisdom of this group to let me know if I was thinking straight or not!<br><br>Chris<br><br>On 10-11-09 5:28 AM, John Glassford wrote: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>G ' day Kelly<br><br>Great to hear of some news on my home Kenya.<br><br>I will be back there next July and if there is anything that I can do please let me know. I have some good contacts in Kenya through Rotary and some in government. I did live there for 21 years and still have some relatives there today<br><br>If corn stalks can be baled then why not! However I am not sure.<br><br>There is a lot of wheat grown in the highlands of Kenya and I also have some contacts in the farming fraternity there.<br><br>Send me an email off list and I will send you some contact details.<br><br>Kind regards<br>John Glassford<br>Huff 'n' Puff Constructions<br><a href="http://www.glassford.com.au" target="_blank">http://www.glassford.com.au</a><br>61 2 6927 6027<br>In Australia (02) 6927 6027<br><br>Mountains of the Moon 2011<br><a href="http://www.mountainsofthemoon.org" target="_blank">http://www.mountainsofthemoon.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><pre><o:p> </o:p></pre><pre>_______________________________________________<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>GSBN mailing list<o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="mailto:GSBN@greenbuilder.com" target="_blank">GSBN@greenbuilder.com</a><o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="http://greenbuilder.com/mailman/listinfo/GSBN" target="_blank">http://greenbuilder.com/mailman/listinfo/GSBN</a><o:p></o:p></pre><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><pre>-- <o:p></o:p></pre><pre><a href="http://www.chrismagwood.ca" target="_blank">www.chrismagwood.ca</a><o:p></o:p></pre></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>