[Greenbuilding] Thermal Mass in a Hot Humid Climate

[Kenn Brown]

Dan, 

We are being told the drought isn't over, but I am still going to cut down
some dead trees that don't leaf out this year; 

30 miles s/ of Austin

Kenn Brown 

San Marcos. 

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[mailto:greenbuilding-bounces at lists.bioenergylists.org] On Behalf Of Dan
Barry
Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2012 11:12 AM
To: Greenbuilding at bioenergylists.org
Subject: [Greenbuilding] Thermal Mass in a Hot Humid Climate

 

I will have to remove my fully enclosed sewer brick* chimney and fireplace
soon as we renovate. Can anyone point me to URL or links that discuss adding
thermal mass.
The house is 1960 stickframe construction and has about 800 of its 1500
square feet as Mexican low fire red tile or other ceramic types. It does
maintain some thermal inertia but I will be removing the fireplace
completely( central Texans can't really look forward to having timber to
burn anytime soon) .

I have considered all manner of Trombe, waterwall and ceiling mounted phase
change materials.  I enjoyed the thermal mass when I lived in Germany and
don't mind masonry walls. 

-- 
Dan Barry
just like a regular USA brick but made of cement, Cheap and pretty stable
they are under most older USA manhole covers.

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