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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099'>Perhaps part of the design requirements could be to reduce the footprint – literally - of the solar houses. They could commission foundations that create minimal disturbance to the Mall - also design pedestrian accommodations with minimal impact.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#000099'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> greenbuilding-bounces@lists.bioenergylists.org [mailto:greenbuilding-bounces@lists.bioenergylists.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Jason Holstine<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 20, 2011 11:04 AM<br><b>To:</b> Green Building<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Greenbuilding] Fwd: [healthyhomebuilding] Action Needed for 2011 Solar Decathlon<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>To be fair—while it’s a bummer if it moves off the mall—the reason is b/c of the effort to restore the Mall, which is in complete shambles. What they should probably do is keep it on the Mall this year and tie in awareness and fundraising for the restoration effort. I bet a lot of the visitors would pitch in. John Stewart is part of the restoration program—part of the proceeds from their Fall March to Restore Sanity went to it.<br><br><br></span><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Jason Holstine<br></span></b><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><img width=135 height=51 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.gif@01CBB89A.4A441000"><br>Amicus Green Building Center<br>“Sustain Your Space”<br>Member - USGBC, GreenAmerica, NARI, NAHB<br>e: <a href="jason@amicusgreen.com">jason@amicusgreen.com</a><br>w: www.amicusgreen.com<br>p: 301-571-8590<br>tf: 866-587-9140<br>f: 301-571-8597<br></span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><br><br>On 1/20/11 10:37 AM, "Alan Abrams" <<a href="alan@abramsdesignbuild.com">alan@abramsdesignbuild.com</a>> wrote:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>[posted by AA]<br>this message from a colleague just arrived: <br> <br> <br> <br><br> <br><br>THE 20 TEAMS OF THE SOLAR DECATHLON 2011 NEED YOUR HELP.<br><br> <br><br>This international solar home design/build competition is now homeless, as the traditional venue for the competition, the National Mall, is suddenly no longer available to host this event. The change of location, one year into the process, may seriously and negatively impact the ability of all Teams to successfully compete in the competition.<br><br> <br><br>If you are interested, please take a moment of your time to sign this petition<br><br> <br><br><a href="http://www.petition2congress.com/3973/help-put-us-department-energys-2011-solar-decathlon-back-on-natio/">http://www.petition2congress.com/3973/help-put-us-department-energys-2011-solar-decathlon-back-on-natio/</a><br><br> <br><br> <br><br>for more info on the decathlon:<br><br><a href="http://www.solardecathlon.gov/competition.html">http://www.solardecathlon.gov/competition.html</a><br><br> <br><br> <br><br> <br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><hr size=3 width="95%" align=center></span></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Consolas'>_______________________________________________<br>Greenbuilding mailing list<br>to Send a Message to the list, use the email address<br><a href="Greenbuilding@bioenergylists.org">Greenbuilding@bioenergylists.org</a><br><br>to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page<br><a href="http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/greenbuilding_lists.bioenergylists.org">http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/greenbuilding_lists.bioenergylists.org</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>