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... made to find clay with a texture and colour similar to the original fabric. When an individual adobe brick has partially disintegrated, it may be patched in place. The deteriorated material may be scraped out and replaced with appropriate adobe mud. Often fragments of the original adobe brick have b ...
... made to find clay with a texture and colour similar to the original fabric. When an individual adobe brick has partially disintegrated, it may be patched in place. The deteriorated material may be scraped out and replaced with appropriate adobe mud. Often fragments of the original adobe brick have b ...
Possibilities of using thermal mass in buildings to save energy, cut
... New systems for indoor air conditioning have been developed and introduced. This has contributed to greater comfort, but at the same time also to a more expensive operation, e.g., it is common that different parts of buildings are heated and cooled at the same, which is not energy efficient. This is ...
... New systems for indoor air conditioning have been developed and introduced. This has contributed to greater comfort, but at the same time also to a more expensive operation, e.g., it is common that different parts of buildings are heated and cooled at the same, which is not energy efficient. This is ...
The ISOVER Multi-Comfort House – for moderate climate
... take action. With their signature under the Kyoto Protocol, a Climate Protection Agreement, more than 140 industrial nations committed themselves to drastically reduce their CO2 emissions. This means: highest priority for economizing on our natural resources and for using energy-saving tech- ...
... take action. With their signature under the Kyoto Protocol, a Climate Protection Agreement, more than 140 industrial nations committed themselves to drastically reduce their CO2 emissions. This means: highest priority for economizing on our natural resources and for using energy-saving tech- ...
Making Steel Framing as Thermally Efficient as Wood
... shorts are most critical. In an effort to find more cost-effective solutions, researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have utilized both hot box testing and computer simulations. While examining several material options, ORNL’s BTC was also striving to develop energyefficient steel stud ...
... shorts are most critical. In an effort to find more cost-effective solutions, researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have utilized both hot box testing and computer simulations. While examining several material options, ORNL’s BTC was also striving to develop energyefficient steel stud ...
EDGE Homes User Guid
... To determine the base case parameters for efficiency in each of the required areas, EDGE relies on information on typical building practices and national building performance codes, where they are in existence. For example, if there is an energy efficiency code (EEC) in practice in a certain country ...
... To determine the base case parameters for efficiency in each of the required areas, EDGE relies on information on typical building practices and national building performance codes, where they are in existence. For example, if there is an energy efficiency code (EEC) in practice in a certain country ...
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... c. Exterior insulation may extend in a horizontal or diagonal manner out from a wall provided the length of insulation meets or exceeds that which would be placed in a vertical manner. d. An insulation material should have appropriate weather resistant properties for the intended use and should be ...
... c. Exterior insulation may extend in a horizontal or diagonal manner out from a wall provided the length of insulation meets or exceeds that which would be placed in a vertical manner. d. An insulation material should have appropriate weather resistant properties for the intended use and should be ...
Poured-in-place Concrete Residential Construction
... structural element and an exterior wall assembly. Concrete also provides great flexibility and simplicity in building design. While offering many advantages from a design and construction perspective, pouredin-place concrete construction also brings challenges. Compared with buildings constructed in ...
... structural element and an exterior wall assembly. Concrete also provides great flexibility and simplicity in building design. While offering many advantages from a design and construction perspective, pouredin-place concrete construction also brings challenges. Compared with buildings constructed in ...
ancient solutions for future sustainability: building with adobe
... These soils may contain small gravel and some humus. When wened with water, they form asolid block after being shaped and dried through the action of sun and air. The word "adobe" originates from the Egyptian "thobe" meaning [mud] brick. In Arabic this became "at-tob," which in Spanish became "adob ...
... These soils may contain small gravel and some humus. When wened with water, they form asolid block after being shaped and dried through the action of sun and air. The word "adobe" originates from the Egyptian "thobe" meaning [mud] brick. In Arabic this became "at-tob," which in Spanish became "adob ...
Thermal Properties of Log Homes
... bundle of straws. Those “straws” are filled with air when the moisture content of the wood is lower than so-called fiber saturation point (somewhere around 28 percent). It is common knowledge that air is a very good thermal insulator, and the more layers of air in the system, the better its insulati ...
... bundle of straws. Those “straws” are filled with air when the moisture content of the wood is lower than so-called fiber saturation point (somewhere around 28 percent). It is common knowledge that air is a very good thermal insulator, and the more layers of air in the system, the better its insulati ...
Environmental Design and Inspection Services
... Recommendations on the type of heating system that is healthiest for homeowners and their families. Strategies for cooling the house in summer to reduce the load of costly central air conditioning and to allow installation of smaller, less expensive equipment. Strategies to control moisture and mold ...
... Recommendations on the type of heating system that is healthiest for homeowners and their families. Strategies for cooling the house in summer to reduce the load of costly central air conditioning and to allow installation of smaller, less expensive equipment. Strategies to control moisture and mold ...
3. The elements of the buildings` envelope
... heat losses of a house, it is necessary to foresee a thermal insulation on the first slab under heated space. If the basement is heated, thermal insulation should be installed on the slab over ground. If the basement is not heated, thermal insulation should be installed on the first slab over the ba ...
... heat losses of a house, it is necessary to foresee a thermal insulation on the first slab under heated space. If the basement is heated, thermal insulation should be installed on the slab over ground. If the basement is not heated, thermal insulation should be installed on the first slab over the ba ...
notable example of a thermal mass
... thermal insulation acts like a coat, and during wintertime protects a building from colder outside soil temperatures but during summertime does not allow the soil to naturally cool a building down. ...
... thermal insulation acts like a coat, and during wintertime protects a building from colder outside soil temperatures but during summertime does not allow the soil to naturally cool a building down. ...
Adobe - Boere Vryheid!
... Drawbacks include the reliance on expensive imported fiber because of misguided laws which restrict the growing of nonpsychoactive strains of the plant in the U.S. Domestic manufacturers are also hampered by the lack of modern ...
... Drawbacks include the reliance on expensive imported fiber because of misguided laws which restrict the growing of nonpsychoactive strains of the plant in the U.S. Domestic manufacturers are also hampered by the lack of modern ...
Thermal Mass
... of loads based on simplified, but validated, algorithms; especially suitable for evaluating passive solar houses. Uses solar-load-ratio method (modified degree-day), diurnal heat capacity method, and simplified cooling load method. National Renewable Energy Laboratory •Micropas4 ($795) Energy simula ...
... of loads based on simplified, but validated, algorithms; especially suitable for evaluating passive solar houses. Uses solar-load-ratio method (modified degree-day), diurnal heat capacity method, and simplified cooling load method. National Renewable Energy Laboratory •Micropas4 ($795) Energy simula ...
Thermal mass
... of loads based on simplified, but validated, algorithms; especially suitable for evaluating passive solar houses. Uses solar-load-ratio method (modified degree-day), diurnal heat capacity method, and simplified cooling load method. National Renewable Energy Laboratory •Micropas4 ($795) Energy simula ...
... of loads based on simplified, but validated, algorithms; especially suitable for evaluating passive solar houses. Uses solar-load-ratio method (modified degree-day), diurnal heat capacity method, and simplified cooling load method. National Renewable Energy Laboratory •Micropas4 ($795) Energy simula ...
Thermal Mass
... of loads based on simplified, but validated, algorithms; especially suitable for evaluating passive solar houses. Uses solar-load-ratio method (modified degree-day), diurnal heat capacity method, and simplified cooling load method. National Renewable Energy Laboratory •Micropas4 ($795) Energy simula ...
... of loads based on simplified, but validated, algorithms; especially suitable for evaluating passive solar houses. Uses solar-load-ratio method (modified degree-day), diurnal heat capacity method, and simplified cooling load method. National Renewable Energy Laboratory •Micropas4 ($795) Energy simula ...
Thermal Mass
... of loads based on simplified, but validated, algorithms; especially suitable for evaluating passive solar houses. Uses solar-load-ratio method (modified degree-day), diurnal heat capacity method, and simplified cooling load method. National Renewable Energy Laboratory • Micropas4 ($795) Energy simul ...
... of loads based on simplified, but validated, algorithms; especially suitable for evaluating passive solar houses. Uses solar-load-ratio method (modified degree-day), diurnal heat capacity method, and simplified cooling load method. National Renewable Energy Laboratory • Micropas4 ($795) Energy simul ...
ATACAMA RESIDENCE HOTEL
... The building comprises of compact, energy efficient units that are designed to suit local environmental demands. The building is designed in a way that minimizes the usage of electrical lighting by using natural light as much as reasonably possible. The optimum angle of solar thermal collectors with ...
... The building comprises of compact, energy efficient units that are designed to suit local environmental demands. The building is designed in a way that minimizes the usage of electrical lighting by using natural light as much as reasonably possible. The optimum angle of solar thermal collectors with ...
Sustainable Construction
... The South facing windows are triple glazed to prevent heat loss. Overhangs are strategically orientated such that they provide shade from the hot summer sun while allowing rays from the low winter sun to penetrate helping to warm the home when most needed. North facing windows at the top of the ...
... The South facing windows are triple glazed to prevent heat loss. Overhangs are strategically orientated such that they provide shade from the hot summer sun while allowing rays from the low winter sun to penetrate helping to warm the home when most needed. North facing windows at the top of the ...
Earthship
An Earthship is a type of passive solar house that is made of both natural and recycled materials (such as earth-filled tires), designed and marketed by Earthship Biotecture of Taos, New Mexico. The term is a registered trademark of Michael Reynolds, founder of Earthship Biotecture.Earthships are intended to be ""off-the-grid ready"" homes, with minimal reliance on both public utilities and fossil fuels. Earthships are constructed to use available natural resources, especially energy from the sun. Earthships are designed to use thermal mass construction and natural cross ventilation, assisted by thermal draught (Stack effect), to regulate indoor temperature.