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Jeff
Ruppert is a registered Professional Engineer in the State
of Colorado. He has over 15 years of experience in the construction trades
from laborer to general contractor to engineer, and he prefers to work
on projects that will offer some aspect of reduced impact or consumption
of our natural resources. From early 1996 to late 1999 Jeff worked as
part founder and owner of a straw bale construction company in Boulder,
Colorado, called StrawCrafters. During that time he oversaw and participated
in the design and construction of 11 custom straw bale homes and provided
professional assistance on well over 50 additional straw bale and natural
building projects. To date, Jeff has consulted on well over 400 straw
bale and natural building projects around the country. He has given many
presentations to groups, such as the local AIA chapters and he sat on
the Structural Panel at the 1999 International Straw Bale Conference in
Marin, California. He is regarded as one of the leading structural engineers
in the field of straw bale construction, and continues to participate
and expand the breadth of knowledge and understanding at the national
level. For more information about Jeff and his engineering company, go
to odiseanet.com.
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