Cob: RE: GBlist: FW: Hempcrete blocks

[Maine, Bruce]

Hello, Debra.  I hope a dialogue between the Oglala Sioux Nation and
interested parties like the Nebraska State Recycling Association, (and it's
South Dakota counterpart), the Joslyn Castle Institute for Sustainable
Development or the Nebraska Strawbale Association might somehow enhance this
process and assist in assuring success.  But "green" building materials are
only part of the equation here.  I will be happy to keep any of you informed
if you'd like to contact me off-list.  
For those of you have not been to Pine Ridge or are not aware of deplorable
conditions in which these people live, I can only suggest this is one of
those cases where the lines dividing sustainability of the built environment
and sustainability of the human condition are clear and wide.  Moreover, as
long as I'm on the soap box, only a couple hundred miles away Cargill and
Dow are engaged in the new technology of generating consumer goods from food
sources when so many in this world go hungry.  I sometimes have to wonder
what is really progress and what is greed dressed in the clothing of
sustainability.  Enough said.

Bruce

-----Original Message-----
From: Debra Lombard [mailto:deblombard at swinter.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 27, 2000 11:50 AM
To: Maine, Bruce; ADPSR; coblist at deatech.com; greenyes;
strawbale at crest.org
Cc: 'Greenbuilder'
Subject: Re: GBlist: FW: Hempcrete blocks


If anyone hase any specific info on US applications of "Hempcrete" blocks,
such any buildings that have used it or any other US manufacturers of
hemp/concrete type building blocks, would you please email that info to me.
Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thank you all for your kind
assistance.

Sincerely,
Debra Lombard, Engineer
Steven Winter Associates
Building Systems Consultants
Norwalk, CT
Tel: 203-857-0200 x 275
www.swinter.com
deblombard at swinter.com



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