Congrats from Portugal and thank you so much for inspiring us all.<div><br></div><div>All the best<br><div><br></div><div>Jorge VK</div><div>Alentejo - Portugal<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 5:47 PM, Bohdan Dorniak <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bdco@adam.com.au">bdco@adam.com.au</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-AU" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">And also congratulations from AUSBALE<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Regards<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Bohdan Dorniak - Treasurer<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <a href="mailto:GSBN-bounces@sustainablesources.com" target="_blank">GSBN-bounces@sustainablesources.com</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:GSBN-bounces@sustainablesources.com" target="_blank">GSBN-bounces@sustainablesources.com</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Graeme North<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, 17 February 2012 11:38 AM<br><b>To:</b> Global Straw Building Network<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [GSBN] Congratulations, John Straube<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><div><div class="h5"><p class="MsoNormal">
<u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Very well done John - and so well deserved - <u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">Congratulations from NewZild, way down under!<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""><br><br></span><u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">On 17/02/2012, at 7:57 AM, Habib John Gonzalez wrote:<u></u><u></u></p>
</div><p class="MsoNormal"><br><br><u></u><u></u></p><div><div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Press Release February 13, 2012 from the </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><a href="http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=rsfguecab&et=1109132209395&s=29427&e=001_NHfiXyNZ8qCGsMldWXQXbV5FUjitToh2x-TSMCSPmUfU5pGayDQJkSIBbGmWxB31kgk7kjPYp0y-PuFkXgyUPwsdPZm6jtJ4trqZbufgbs5gjgZu47dPIv2Dml4duuu" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#043f83">National Consortium of Housing Research Centers (NCHRC)</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p>
</div><p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">"John Straube, Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Waterloo has received the Lifetime Achievement Award in Building Science Education from the National Consortium of Housing Research Centers (NCHRC). Straube received the award as part of the Energy Value in Housing Awards event at the International Builders Show in Orlando on February 8, 2012. Cornell Professor Joseph Laquatra, NCHRC Chair, said of Straube when he presented him with the award, "John has been deeply involved in the areas of building enclosure design, moisture physics, and whole building performance as a researcher, educator, and consultant. Dr. Straube is co-author of the 2005 book, <em><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Building Science for Building Enclosures</span></em>. His work in teaching building science is exemplary and is preparing a generation of engineers to produce buildings that are energy efficient, healthy, comfortable, and durable." </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">The Lifetime Achievement Award in Building Science Education is a joint effort between the NCHRC and the U.S. Department of Energy to advance the state of building science curricula across the United States and Canada."</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p>
</div><p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> <u></u><u></u></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Well done and well deserved,</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p>
</div><p style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> <u></u><u></u></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Habib</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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