[GSBN] IRC Appendix S - Strawbale Construction : Invitation for input

[Benedikt Kaesberg]

Hi Martin,

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.

Best regards

Benedikt


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Am 27.10.18 um 19:00 schrieb Martin Hammer:
> Hi all,
>
> 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.
>
> Every 3 years the U.S. model building codes published by the 
> International Code Council (ICC) are open to revision. As lead author 
> of *Appendix S – Strawbale Construction* in the International 
> Residential Code (IRC) I plan to submit one or more code change 
> proposals. Proposals are due early January.
>
> *This is an invitation for input* 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.
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> Let me know if you have questions, and I look forward to hearing from 
> you!
>
> Feel free to pass this on to anyone that might be interested.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Martin Hammer
>
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