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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-NZ link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Hi Catherine – Can you please email me at min@strawbuildconference.co.nz and we can continue the discussion off the network. Emails from people who wish to participate are not a burden!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Sounds like you have heaps to offer which is great and we are wrapt that you are coming. You can fly into Auckland or Christchurch. The flight Auckland to Christchurch is an hour and twenty minutes.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Cheers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Min<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> GSBN-bounces@sustainablesources.com [mailto:GSBN-bounces@sustainablesources.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Builders Without Borders<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, 28 February 2015 8:34 a.m.<br><b>To:</b> Global Straw Building Network<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [GSBN] ISBC2016 - Call for Abstracts Deadline extended<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'>Hello Min,<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'>I'm planning to come to the ISBC next year, but had actually thought about a presentation. Sorry to burden you with more email.... I could offer several powerpoint presentations that can be tailored to any time slot, and hope you will give me guidance to which one(s) that might fit your agenda best. Then I will flesh the descriptions out to fit your abstract form.<br><br> They include: <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><i><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'>Straw Bale Home Design Essentials</span></i><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'>: An introductory-level presentation that discusses important considerations for building with bales. It includes protection from water at the foundation, roof, windows, etc., as well as the basic elements of passive solar design.<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><i><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'>A World of Natural Building (</span></i><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'>or<i> The Art of Natural Building):</i> A visual overview of natural building materials, and how they have been used in traditional, vernacular and contemporary natural buildings in differing climates of North America, Europe, China, Africa, New Zealand.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><i>The Hybrid House – Top Ten Energy-Saving Building Strategies</i>: Learn how non-toxic natural building materials, in combination with free energy from nature and cost-effective modern technology, can create comfortable spaces that reduce the energy requirements of a modern home. (you saw this in Colorado, I believe)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><i>The Builders Without Borders Ecohouse:</i> A 30-minute presentation of the construction of a load-bearing straw-bale demonstration building in Washington D.C. The BWB exhibit includes clay and lime plasters, a standing seam metal roof, an adobe arch, and a bamboo shade structure.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'>I would also bring copies of the newly revised and expanded 2nd edition of <i>The Art of Natural Building, (</i>which includes some images from my trip to Aotearoa<i>) </i>and my book, <i>The New Strawbale Home</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'>Thanks for your feedback! <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'>BTW, which airport would I fly into? Auckland? <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'>Sincerely,<br>Catherine Wanek<br>Co-director<br>Builders Without Borders<br></span><span style='font-size:7.5pt'><a href="http://www.builderswithoutborders.org/" target="_blank"><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'>www.builderswithoutborders.org</span></a><br></span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif'><br><i><span style='color:#006600'>Ecological builders working together for a sustainable future.</span></i></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 7:15 PM, Min Hall <<a href="mailto:minhall@xnet.co.nz" target="_blank">minhall@xnet.co.nz</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>That’s great – looking forward to receiving it and seeing you next year.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>Min</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",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>John Glassford<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 18 February 2015 2:13 p.m.<br><b>To:</b> Global Straw Building Network<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [GSBN] ISBC2016 - Call for Abstracts Deadline extended</span><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><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>G ' day Min</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>I was hoping that you would be able to extend the deadline.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>We are still on track just so busy right now.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>I have started to prepare a paper on our SITUPS and I hope to have it done in time for the original time frame.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Kind regards</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Susan and 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</span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Mobile 0412 11 61 57</span><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><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><a href="http://oloimugimaasai.org/" target="_blank">Oloimugi Maasai Village</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>_______________________________________________<br>GSBN mailing list<br><a href="mailto:GSBN@sustainablesources.com">GSBN@sustainablesources.com</a><br><a href="http://sustainablesources.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/GSBN" target="_blank">http://sustainablesources.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/GSBN</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>