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Solar Thermal Mass
School Energy Project SEASUN Newsletter EPSEA Meetings Join EPSEA EPSEA Goods LINKS Beyond Sun Tempering Thermal mass materials have the ability to conduct and store energy, both heat and cold, and to ... in the construction, for floors and walls. (adobe, concrete, brick, rock) Water is the best mass, storing far more energy than other materials, BUT it's not structural. A masonry fireplace adds ...
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Sourcebook Passive Solar Guidelines3
Summer Venting Sunroom Figure 5 Summer Venting Thermal ... per hour or greater. Mechanical ventilation will be required to achieve this (See Fan Section). High mass houses can be cooled with night ventilation providing that fabric furnishings are minimized in the house ...
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Sourcebook Earth Guidelines
Soil Material and Energy 8.1 Thermal Characteristics Earth material walls are not especially good insulators. ASHRAE laboratory tests give a 10 inch ... .9. In spite of these fairly low values in laboratory conditions, earth materials do have good thermal mass characteristics. Wall thickness of from 12 to 14 inches are generally considered optimum for ...
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Eugene Permaculture Guild - Eugene Oregon
Building: Heat: from solar design, wood/masonry stove, stored via thermal mass Cooling: shade trees, external window shade, cross ventilation Water: municipal water, roof runoff, stream ... mass and aesthetics Get a yield Get some immediate returns from your efforts. "You can't work on an empty stomach." Building: Start small, maybe one room with kitchen and bathroom, ...
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EP - "Redcone" project
Is overlying limestone strata with low nutrient levels, with the bio-mass predominantly held in the vegetation. The building site chosen was on the northem fringe of a ... number of steps into the ground and has stone perimeter walls and concrete floor to maximise thermal mass. All other walls are insulated framed and steel clad. Extensive recycling includes the use ...
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Sourcebook: Solar Hot Water, Heating and Cooling Systems
The pipes need to be well insulated. Mixing valves or thermal shutoff devices should be employed to protect from excessively high temperatures. Select systems that are tested and ... additional hot air from an air collector can overheat a home that does not have extra thermal mass to absorb the heat. 4.0 Active Solar Space Cooling Solar space cooling is quite ...
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Earth Materials-Sustainable Building Sourcebook
Interior use of brick and stone can also provide excellent thermal mass, or be used to provide radiant heat. Some stone and brick makes an ideal ... their products. PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE: Stone and brick construction are considered desirable, although their use for interior thermal mass is not common in our area. Rammed earth and caliche block are little known, ...
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rammed earth building
CO2 emissions: as earth walls don’t require ... with timber or straw-bale external walls would be better. This way you benefit from the thermal mass of the internal walls, and the insulation of the outer walls. Foundations can be concrete ...
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Checklist for Good Design
Even more important, unwanted solar gain is uncomfortable. Addition of thermal mass. Adding thermal masstiled or paved concrete slab, masonry walls, brick fireplaces, tile floors, etc.can ... and keeping rooms cooler in summer. In a passive solar system, properly sized and located thermal mass is essential. Interior design for easy air distribution. If the rooms in a house are ...
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Passive Solar Buildings
Large west-facing glass areas usually present a ... mass at 3-4'' thick, and keep it in the direct sun for best effectiveness. Mass must be carefully balanced with glazing area to perform properly in a given climate. For The Best ...
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