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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt'>Skillful Means had a straw Habitat for Humanity project in Yuba City, CA in 1998 ish. I believe two of the houses got built. <o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:13.0pt'>Janet <o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> GSBN <gsbn-bounces@lists.sustainablesources.com> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Anthony Dente<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 24, 2024 4:45 PM<br><b>To:</b> Global Sustainable Building Network <gsbn@lists.sustainablesources.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [GSBN] Straw Habitat For Humanity in the USA<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you Chris, Dodson, Bob and Anni!<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Wed, Jan 24, 2024 at 1:50 PM Bob Theis <<a href="mailto:bob@bobtheis.net">bob@bobtheis.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Anthony, <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>The work of Community Rebuilds in Moab might be close enough to apply. . <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Bob<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><br><br><o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Jan 24, 2024, at 12:59 PM, Anthony Dente <<a href="mailto:anthony@verdantstructural.com" target="_blank">anthony@verdantstructural.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>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><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>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></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks all, happy building!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Anthony<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmailsignatureprefix>-- </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#38761D'>Anthony Dente, PE, LEED AP (he/him/his)</span></b><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:#500050'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>Principal</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;color:#888888'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:#38761D'>Verdant Structural Engineers</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#006600'>(formerly KDSE)</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#006600'>1101 8th Street #180</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:#006600'>Berkeley, CA 94710</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'><a href="tel:%28510%29%20528-5394" target="_blank"><span style='color:#006600'>(510)</span><span style='color:#38761D'> 528-5394</span></a><u><span style='color:#38761D'> - 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