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<p class="MsoNormal">We have been doing some unique construction with straw, straw cell, etc over the past few years in Gunnison Colorado for Habitat. I don’t really interact with the board but here is a link to their website. Hope that can help.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://hfh-gunnisonvalley.org/our-team">https://hfh-gunnisonvalley.org/our-team</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Direct: 970.713.0986</span><span style="color:#201F1E"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>From:</b> GSBN <gsbn-bounces@lists.sustainablesources.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Anthony Dente<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 24, 2024 1:59 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> gsbn@lists.sustainablesources.com<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [GSBN] Straw Habitat For Humanity in the USA<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Hi All, Are people able to share about any and all USA based Habitat For Humanity projects built with Straw?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">We are talking with our local branch here near San Francisco, which is one of the largest in the country, and all existing habitat presidents would aid our conversations.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Thanks all, happy building!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222">My book on Cob (Monolithic Adobe) Construction with New Society Publishers is now available: </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fnewsociety.com%2fbooks%2fe%2fessential-cob-construction&c=E,1,ETXEwcUUpnrMLHN1BlGbuDyY_bsui4wqkZetO2Fai31Z6YJtVXxBmVW0O61h96yTglSQQ7TdzkqWi2kdDKYSAXB6Nvc4nZ-cJyDaUD4nHw,,&typo=1" target="_blank">Essential
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