[GSBN] Map updates

Sat Feb 8 14:00:44 UTC 2014

Thank you, Herbert!

Bruce King

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On Feb 8, 2014, at 3:12 AM, asbn <asbn at baubiologie.at> wrote:

> Dear Bill and GSBN-balers
> 
> Since 1998 straw balers like Martin (Oehlmann), Pascal (Thepaut), Harald (Wedig) and Axel (Linde)
> with the help of Matts and Judy from "overseas"
> tried to establish something like an ESBN (European Straw Bale Network),
> to coordinate the efforts, workshops, research in straw bale building in Europe,
> form Networks (as national information-centers) and cooperations between national Networks.
> 
> In 1999, when I first visited the ESBG (European Straw Bale Gathering) in Denmark organised by Lars (Keller), 
> Matts and David where birth-helpers of this loose cooperation, structurally similar to the GSBN and yet "part of it",
> with a mailing-list (similar to this one), coordinated by Jan (Hollan) to exchange the news
> Here are the archives for those, who want to look at it: http://amper.ped.muni.cz/pipermail/strawbale/
> 
> Since 1999 we Eurobalers did an ESBG (now) every 2 years, alternating with the ISBBC
> in UK, Austria, Denmark, Germany, Belgium, Czech Rep. and Poland
> and formed "international" cooperations and more European Networks.
> 
> Now we have a situation of having networks in many European countries, like
> France: Les Compaillons (Le Réseau Français de la Construction en Paille, RFCP)
> France-South: LeGabion
> Germany: Fasba (Fachverband Strohballenbau Deutschland e.V.)
> Spain: RCP - Red Construction con Paja
> Holland/The Netherlands: Strobouw Nederland
> Austria: asbn - Austrian Straw Bale Network
> Slovakia: ArTUR
> Belgium: Casacalida
> Italy: LaBoa
> Poland: Grupa Cohabitat
> Czech Rep.: Ekodum Civic Association and Permalot
> Hungary: Szalmahaz
> Sweden: Ecotopia
> Finland: Luomura & The Finnish Claybuilders Association
> Scandinavia: NOL - Nordic Organisation for Loam Building
> UK: amazonails & WISE
> Denmark: Halmbygger-Netvaerk i L.Ø.B
> ...
> 
> as well as really engaged single balers, who often act(ed) as national info-coordinators, like
> Lars Keller & Steen Møeller - Denmark, Barbara Jones - UK, Bee Rowan - UK, André de Bouter - Fr,
> Harald Wedig - DE, Romania, Gernot Minke - DE, Catarina Pinto - PT, Werner Schmidt - CH,   
> Rolf Jacobson & Arild Berg - NOR, Tom Ryjven, Stro B.V., Cai van Hoboken - NL, Chug Tugby - UK,
> Tom Wooley - UK, Herwig van Soom - Belgium, Edita Milutiene - Lithuania, Jenni Reuters - FI, 
> Margareta Schwarz - South Tyrol, Yevgeni Shirokov - Belarus, Jakub Wihan - CZ, UK, 
> and many others...
> 
> So, when looking at your map, this is just a small part of the straw bale activities in Europe
> maybe the same (small part) as it is in US or Australia or New Zealand or somewhere else.
> 
> As you know, communication in Europe is not as easy as in US or UK, we have more than 20 different languages,
> some engaged people speak english as well, some don't or don't want to,
> we have official Networks and other private people, doing nearly the same in a more regional way...
> 
> So when looking at your map you all have to be aware,
> that these people are just members of the GSBN
> and this is not a big picture of the Straw Bale Community in Europe or elsewhere.
> 
> Sure, we can try to invite some of these guys, 
> maybe some of them like to be a member of GSBN as well
> some surely don't want because they don't speak english/american as well as you
> some are fed up with all these emails and communication every day
> they just want to DO instead of writing about what and how to do...
> 
> So, this is just a try to give you another point of view on Europe,
> which is really different to what the map says.
> 
> 
> all the best
> Herbert Gruber
> -----------------
> asbn - austrian strawbale network
> 3720 Ravelsbach, Baierdorf 6
> www.baubiologie.at
> 
> 
> 
> Am 07.02.2014 um 22:28 schrieb Bill Christensen:
> 
>> 
>> I'm glad y'all got a kick out of the map.  
>> 
>> Keep the updates coming in... It's a typical Google Map interface, so a complete address or your coordinates should work fine.  Unless of course you're trying to avoid detection by the NSA or whomever, and want to be intentionally vague as to your whereabouts!
>> 
>> And for those of you who asked, I can put more than one web address in the notes, as well as a short bit of descriptive text. 
>> 
>>  I'll get to those over the weekend probably.  
>> 
>> Apologies to Bob Theis out in the ocean.  I actually had a good address for him, but somehow didn't get his pointer moved to the right spot.  
>> 
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