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<FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14.0px'>Hello All<BR>
Forwarding this request so that you can respond if you want to. Answer directly to Craig at <craigverson06@gmail.com>. Would be interesting if you also share this information through GSBN.<BR>
Joyce<BR>
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<B>From: </B>Craig Everson <craigeverson06@gmail.com><BR>
<B>Date: </B>Mon, 29 Oct 2012 09:37:05 -0700<BR>
<B>To: </B><jc10508@windstream.net><BR>
<B>Subject: </B>Straw Bale Cost Comparison Project<BR>
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</SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>Hi Joyce,<BR>
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</SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>My name is Craig Everson, and I am a graduate student at the University of Washington. I am doing my research project on straw bale wall assemblies for custom homes, and specifically on the cost of straw bale wall assemblies. I really want to learn how straw bale might compare to standard residential wall assemblies in terms of cost, as well as, potential impacts for straw bale project costs. I wanted to talk to you because I know that you are an expert and have built many straw bale homes.<BR>
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</SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>I am looking for builders that would be willing to: (a) share some cost data with me (from actual projects), so I can compare against standard residential wall assemblies, and (b) do a short interview with me, to discuss impacts (from your experience), and best uses of straw bale wall assemblies.<BR>
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</SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>Would you be willing to share any of this information with me? And participate in a short phone interview? Of course, the information or comments you provided will be used for my research study only. I will also make sure that the information confidentiality is protected. Finally, I will make it as painless as I possibly can for you, and I would be happy to share the end report with you.<BR>
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</SPAN><FONT SIZE="4"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:16.0px'>I look forward to your response, thank you very much for your time, and please don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions.<BR>
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Sincerely,<BR>
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Craig Everson<BR>
(970)227-7591<BR>
craigeverson06@gmail.com<BR>
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