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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Hi Martin<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>I’d like to have a copy please! We submit the highest number of building regulations submissions in the UK for strawbale houses and buildings, and are currently looking at our specifications, so it’s very timely.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>If I have any comments I’ll let you know.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Thanks for all your great work on this<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Best wishes<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Barbara<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:blue'><img width=195 height=100 style='width:2.0312in;height:1.0416in' id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D46EA7.6494BC90" alt="SWsig+SNaBw (2)"> <img width=169 height=91 style='width:1.7604in;height:.9479in' id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D46EA7.6494BC90" alt="logo_UP STRAW even smaller"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:blue'><a href="http://www.strawworks.co.uk/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>www.strawworks.co.uk</span></a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Straw-Works-Ltd/304438069599947" target="_blank" title="blocked::http://www.facebook.com/pages/Straw-Works-Ltd/304438069599947"><span style='color:#0563C1'>Find us on Facebook!</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:red'>Listen to Barbara on HousePlanningHelp podcast HPH229<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:red'><a href="https://www.houseplanninghelp.com/podcast/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>https://www.houseplanninghelp.com/podcast/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:red'>See us on Dragon’s Den here: http://schoolofnaturalbuilding.co.uk/dragons-den/<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;color:blue'>Limited company registered in England and Wales Reg Number:7695994 Registered address: Hollinroyd Farm Todmorden OL14 8RJ Member of the Federation of Small Businesses</span><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US> Gsbn <gsbn-bounces@sustainablesources.com> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Martin Hammer<br><b>Sent:</b> 27 October 2018 18:00<br><b>To:</b> GSBN <GSBN@SustainableSources.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [GSBN] IRC Appendix S - Strawbale Construction : Invitation for input<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Hi all,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Some of you may have received this invitation previously. I've sent it to the most prominent SB practitioners in the U.S., where it has the most relevance, as well as all California Straw Building Association (CASBA) members. But I also wanted to open it to the global SB community, partly because this U.S. "straw bale code” (IRC Appendix S) could migrate outside the U.S. (as the presumptuous name the International Residential Code (IRC) suggests). In fact SB folks in New Zealand (some on this list) have used IRC Appendix S as the basis for its imminent Strawbale Construction Guidelines and Code of Practice. It was modified to suit New Zealand, which also gave me ideas of how to revise Appendix S for use in the U.S. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Every 3 years the U.S. model building codes published by the International Code Council (ICC) are open to revision. As lead author of <b>Appendix S – Strawbale Construction</b> in the International Residential Code (IRC) I plan to submit one or more code change proposals. Proposals are due early January. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>This is an invitation for input</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> from GSBN members and other strawbale design professionals, builders and owners. Please let me know if you are interested and I will email you the 2018 IRC Appendix S for your review. I ask that any input be sent to me by Monday Nov 26.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>In lieu of sending me input, proposals can be submitted to ICC independently. I can guide you through that process. However, submitting a proposal usually requires giving testimony at ICC public hearings for the best chance of approval. This year the initial hearings are in Albuquerque, NM from April 28 - May 8, 2019.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Note that at least the following U.S. States have adopted Appendix S: CA, OR, NM, NJ, MD. Also the City of Denver and Counties of Boulder, La Plata and Garfield, CO. Virtually every State uses the IRC as the basis for its Residential Code. However appendices must be explicitly adopted, and many States don’t do this without advocacy. If you’re interested in advocating for the adoption of Appendix S in a particular State I'm happy to guide you. However, even if your State has not adopted IRC Appendix S, it can be proposed and will likely be accepted for use on a project basis.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Let me know if you have questions, and I look forward to hearing from you! <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Feel free to pass this on to anyone that might be interested.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Martin Hammer<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Martin Hammer, Architect</span></i></b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>1348 Hopkins St.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Berkeley, CA, USA 94702<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="mailto:mfhammer@pacbell.net">mfhammer@pacbell.net</a></span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>510-684-4488 (mobile)</span><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div></body></html>