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Congrats Emily.<br>
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<font face="Verdana">Frank Tettemer<br>
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All - We recently experienced a human-caused fire here in Moab,
UT. The event took 10 homes. As it would happen, we had a project
under construction in the line of fire. Our project was 2 weeks
from completion. We had yet to install the doors and windows,
however our metal roof was installed and our bales were covered in
base plaster and finished with Permatint (a silica-based paint).
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<div class="">Straight to the punchline - homes surrounding the
project burned to the ground. Our project was unharmed. </div>
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<div class="">Here is a link to an article showing aftermath
photos and footage from a drone: <a
href="https://kutv.com/news/local/eight-homes-destroyed-in-moab-fire"
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<div class="">*the CR home has a bright blue roof</div>
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<div class="">When I walked by the site with Utah’s Lt. Governor
Cox, he noticed that the home still standing was a Community
Rebuilds home…and straw bale! I didn’t even have to speak. The
Utah Wildfire expert addressed him and the rest of the crowd by
explaining why this home was so fire resistant. </div>
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<div class="">Two things: </div>
<div class="">I am so proud that my team kept a clean job site.
Kudos to Melissa Graciosa and Bea Denham for their leadership on
this front. This could have had a different outcome if there was
unkept loose straw. Second, I am proud of our housing typology.
Straw bale continues to perform better on every metric. Every.
Single. Metric.</div>
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<div class="">And if affordability is what you are seeking for
straw bale construction, then change the economics of the
construction industry (or shift it within your business
model). Don’t blame the typology. The materials are dirt
cheap.</div>
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