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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Sorry Chris <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Was casting nasturtiums on the wage and employment conditions of NatureBuilt,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Just highlighting one of the varying cost inputs.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>To be paie a living wage for good work well done is so important.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Cheers lance<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><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 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> GSBN-bounces@sustainablesources.com [mailto:GSBN-bounces@sustainablesources.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Chris Magwood<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 8 October 2013 11:39 AM<br><b>To:</b> GSBN@sustainablesources.com<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [GSBN] Prefab straw bale systems for TLS<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This is the reason I'm keen to do an overview of prefab builders around the world for TLS... there are so many different approaches and business models.<br><br>The great thing about prefab, from my point of view, is that it suits a model of micro-factories, rather than large centralized production. Built regionally this way, labour costs would reflect reasonable expectations for that area without cross "wage zones" and embedding lots of shipping costs/impacts.<br><br>I know that NatureBuilt pays its employees quite well... in keeping with or better than most people would be getting on a site built job. It's an important part of a business model that attempts to do the right thing by the environment and people. <br><br>Keep your eye out for the prefab article in an upcoming TLS issue. Better subscribe now!<br><br>Chris<br><br>On 13-10-07 8:56 PM, jfstraube wrote: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>A very wise comment by Lance, IMHO. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Labor costs, competitive material costs, and competitive wall system costs all vary widely in my experience.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>In the US and Canada, there are projects where $400/sf (!) of wall area are budgeted, and others were it is tough to get $20. Labor rates vary from under $20 to over $60/hr and productivity may vary by a factor of two.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The construction costs in central Stuggart are much much more than downtown Kansas City (real examples for me), and the costs of housing in San Francisco/Boston infill has almost nothing to do with suburban New Mexico.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 2013-10-07, at 7:44 PM, Lance Kairl wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>