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<FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>Thanks Bill. Great. More in another e-mail. - MH<BR>
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On 1/17/12 1:28 PM, "Bill Steen" <<a href="bill@caneloproject.com">bill@caneloproject.com</a>> wrote:<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>OK, I'm in Marty.<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><FONT FACE="Helvetica, Verdana, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12pt'>Bill Steen<BR>
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On Jan 17, 2012, at 1:10 AM, martin hammer wrote:<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><BLOCKQUOTE><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:11pt'>Clay plaster language for IBC <BR>
</SPAN><FONT SIZE="2"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10pt'>Hello all,<BR>
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I proposed a Strawbale Construction section for the International Building Code (IBC) on January 3. I have been allowed by the International Code Council to make adjustments until January 25, before the proposal becomes public. <BR>
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I have continued refining the language with a structural task force (that has worked on this since October) as well as obtaining input from the Structural Engineers Association of California, a long time opponent strawbale construction in building codes. They are now pulling on the same end of the rope. Dan Smith and John Swearingen of this list have helped adjust the non-structural language. I also received input from Andy Mueller of this list for a renewed Northeastern US perspective.<BR>
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One area of this “code” I feel is under-developed is the part on Clay Plaster (and secondarily Soil-Cement). An entire section is devoted to “Finishes”, which is mostly about plasters. This includes clay, soil-cement, lime, cement-lime, cement, and gypsum plasters. For the last four plaster types I reference long-standing sections of the International Building Code or ASTM Standards (with a some adjustments for use of these plasters on strawbale walls). Wherever possible (and wherever not inappropriate for strawbale) it is best for this proposed strawbale section to be in sync with the IBC and its referenced standards.<BR>
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However clay plaster (and soil-cement plaster) is new territory for the IBC. New language must be forged here, but it needs to be code-appropriate as follows:<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT></FONT><UL><LI><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE="2"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10pt'>Minimum practice, not best practice.
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><LI><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE="2"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10pt'>Enforceable
</SPAN></FONT></FONT><LI><FONT FACE="Arial"><FONT SIZE="2"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:10pt'>Says what shall be or shall not be done, not what should or may be done.<BR>
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Would anyone from this list (with good clay plaster experience) like to be part of a mini task force on this issue? If people let me know by end of Wednesday January 18, the individual or small group (no more than 3?) would have through Monday January 23 to propose language. I could send you what I have currently off-list or you could choose to be blind to it. Looking at existing language regarding plasters in the IBC or in ASTM standards (if you have access to these), is not mandatory but might be useful.<BR>
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Is anyone willing and able?<BR>
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Thanks.<BR>
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Martin Hammer<BR>
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