[Greenbuilding] Growing Media Embodied Energy

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Sun Oct 13 13:05:48 CDT 2013


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On Sun, Oct 13, 2013 at 7:52 AM, Topher <topher at greenfret.com> wrote:

>  On 10/12/2013 11:09 AM, Gennaro Brooks-Church - Eco Brooklyn wrote:
>
> The wood will decompose and shrink in depth, requiring the addition of
> more. Each time you do that the weight increases. Is that a valid concern?
>
>
> No, it's not.  Wood is mostly C5H10O5, when it decomposes it does so into
> things like H20, C02, etc.  All of those things subsequently leave a roof
> environment.  So decomposition, and shrinking in depth, reduce the weight
> in direct proportion to the loss in height.  Compaction does not however,
> so I would make your load calculations based on a fully compacted mass of
> the given depth.
>
> Thank You Kindly,
>
> Topher Belknap
>
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