[Greenbuilding] Bamboo Floor, Radiant Heat and Thermal Mass

[kenn brown]

Lynelle,

In the winter our floor is cold, south glass wall in three rooms. Summer
warm or hot. Climate Austin TX. 30 miles s/w, which is tropical to some of
you. 

 

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From: smarbawa at gmail.com [mailto:smarbawa at gmail.com] On Behalf Of Alan
Abrams
Sent: Monday, February 28, 2011 9:47 AM
To: Green Building
Cc: Lynelle Hamilton; kenn2536 at centurylink.net
Subject: Re: [Greenbuilding] Bamboo Floor, Radiant Heat and Thermal Mass

 

 

On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 8:30 PM, Lynelle Hamilton <lynelle at lahamilton.com>
wrote:

Hi Kenn:

I don't want to insulate, as the slab is insulated and heated (R34 under the
slab).  I also want to capture heat from the sunstrike.
Given what you're doing, the insulation sounds like a good idea.  I'm no
expert on which, though. I used reclaimed 4"SM board for my slab, but it is
totally sealed by the slab, so I didn't have to worry about any surface tar,
etc on them. Don't know as I would use it if I was overlaying with something
not monolithic.

Lynelle



the question raises many related questions...
what is the climate?
is the rest of the envelope insulated to levels commensurate with the slab?

what is the primary method of heating?

-AA

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