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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=green face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:green'>Lynelle,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:green'>In the winter
our floor is cold, south glass wall in three rooms. Summer warm or hot. Climate
<st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Austin</st1:place></st1:City> TX. 30
miles s/w, which is tropical to some of you. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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smarbawa@gmail.com [mailto:smarbawa@gmail.com] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Alan Abrams<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, February 28, 2011
9:47 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Green</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Building</st1:PlaceType></st1:place></st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> Lynelle Hamilton; <st1:PersonName
w:st="on">kenn2536@centurylink.net</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Greenbuilding]
Bamboo Floor, Radiant Heat and Thermal Mass</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>On Sun, Feb 27, 2011 at 8:30 PM, Lynelle Hamilton <<a
href="mailto:lynelle@lahamilton.com">lynelle@lahamilton.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Hi Kenn:<br>
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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.<br>
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.<br>
<br>
Lynelle<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<br>
the question raises many related questions...<br>
what is the climate?<br>
is the rest of the envelope insulated to levels commensurate with the
slab? <br>
what is the primary method of heating?<br>
<br>
-AA<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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