<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;
charset=windows-1252">
</head>
<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000">
<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Hi Martin,<br>
<br>
I read across Appendix S - Strawbale Construction some months ago,
great work! (And as one of the co-authors of the German Straw Bale
Builidng Guideline, I know how much work it is to have such a
document.) There is quite some activity in straw bale building in
various European countries. We are going to publish probably next
year a common and translated database on straw bale building
(through a project UP STRAW, funded by the EU). What I can offer
is access to research results across Europe (including German or
French documents). If, for instance, you needed tests or approvals
for fire resistance or moisture behaviour or whatever, we could
contribute what we have. <br>
<br>
Best regards<br>
<br>
Benedikt<br>
<br>
<p><br>
</p>
<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">--
Benedikt Kaesberg
Brigittenstraße 1
33098 Paderborn
Tel. +49 171 998 7171
</pre>
<br>
<br>
Am 27.10.18 um 19:00 schrieb Martin Hammer:<br>
</div>
<blockquote type="cite"
cite="mid:D7F9E7A8.3F894%25mfhammer@pacbell.net">
<meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html;
charset=windows-1252">
<div style="font-size: 12px;">Hi all,</div>
<div style="font-size: 12px;"><br>
</div>
<div style="font-size: 12px;">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. </div>
<span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION">
<div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space;
-webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);
font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">
<div style="font-size: 12px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:
Arial, sans-serif;"><br>
</div>
<div style="font-size: 12px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:
Arial, sans-serif;">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. </div>
<div style="font-size: 12px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:
Arial, sans-serif;"><br>
</div>
<div style="font-size: 12px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:
Arial, sans-serif;"><b>This is an invitation for input</b>
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.</div>
<div style="font-size: 12px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:
Arial, sans-serif;"><br>
</div>
<div style="font-size: 12px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:
Arial, sans-serif;">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.</div>
<div style="font-size: 12px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:
Arial, sans-serif;"><br>
</div>
<div style="font-size: 12px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:
Arial, sans-serif;">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.</div>
<div style="font-size: 12px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:
Arial, sans-serif;"><br>
</div>
<div style="font-size: 12px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:
Arial, sans-serif;">Let me know if you have questions, and I
look forward to hearing from you! </div>
<div style="font-size: 12px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:
Arial, sans-serif;"><br>
</div>
<div style="font-size: 12px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:
Arial, sans-serif;">Feel free to pass this on to anyone that
might be interested.</div>
<div style="font-size: 12px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:
Arial, sans-serif;"><br>
</div>
<div style="font-size: 12px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:
Arial, sans-serif;">Thanks!</div>
<div style="font-size: 12px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:
Arial, sans-serif;"><br>
</div>
<div style="font-size: 12px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:
Arial, sans-serif;">Martin Hammer</div>
<div style="font-size: 12px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family:
Arial, sans-serif;"><br>
</div>
<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,
sans-serif;"><b style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',
serif;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><font
size="1">Martin Hammer, Architect</font></span></i></b></div>
</div>
</span><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION">
<div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space;
-webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);
font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><font size="1">
<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,
sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',
serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">1348
Hopkins St.</span></span></div>
<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,
sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',
serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Berkeley,
CA, USA 94702</span></span></div>
</font></div>
</span>
<div><font size="1"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:mfhammer@pacbell.net">mfhammer@pacbell.net</a></font></div>
<span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION">
<div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space;
-webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);
font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">
<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,
sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',
serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><font
size="1">510-684-4488 (mobile)</font></span></span></div>
</div>
</span><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" style="font-size: 12px;">
<div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space;
-webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);
font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">
<div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial,
sans-serif; font-size: 12px;"><br>
</div>
</div>
</span>
<br>
<fieldset class="mimeAttachmentHeader"></fieldset>
<br>
<pre wrap="">_______________________________________________
Gsbn mailing list
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Gsbn@sustainablesources.com">Gsbn@sustainablesources.com</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://sustainablesources.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/gsbn">http://sustainablesources.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/gsbn</a>
</pre>
</blockquote>
<br>
</body>
</html>