[GSBN] FW: Bale homes and LEED certification

[Joyce Coppinger]

> Thanks for the info, John. I¹ll get in touch with Rick.
> 
> Joyce
> 
> 
> Hi Joyce,
> 
> That was designed by  Lucchesi and Galati Architects, primarily Jeff Roberts.
>  Rick Green was the bale builder, and did rammed earth, also.  We bid on it,
> but ultimately turned it down.  It looked like a nice project, though.
> 
> John
> 
> On Sat, Jan 22, 2011 at 12:43 PM, Joyce Coppinger <jc10508 at windstream.net>
> wrote:
>> Anyone know who the architect and/or builder for this project was?
>> 
>> 
>> Joyce
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>> There's a LEED platinum straw bale cultural center in Las Vegas of all
>> places
>> http://www.springspreserve.org/about/leed_elements.html
>> 
>> But I've not heard of a LEED for Homes certification that's straw bale...
>> 
>> ej
>> 
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