[Greenbuilding] [BULK] Re: Fw: Trying to maximize passive solargain without investing too much....

[Clarke Olsen]

>
         Christa,
         The shop is set into a south facing hillside with 2" of 
extruded styrofoam
         on the outside and under the slab. The ceiling is the floor of 
my house:
         8" concrete planks topped with a 1.5" concrete radiant floor

  Hi Again Clarke,
> I thought of another question.  Is your workshop insulated?
> Christa
>>    Too much mass.... that would be the earth I believe.
>>    My wood frame house sits atop my concrete workshop (upstate NY, 
>> 42nd
>>    parallel) have south facing glass equal to 17% of floor area in 
>> shop, 15%
>>    in house. The temperature swing in the house is much greater then 
>> within
>>    the concrete walls and ceiling of the workshop. I don't have to 
>> heat the
>>    workshop, but must admit to accepting a lower temp. for active 
>> work.
>>    Clarke Olsen
>>> On Apr 18, 2007, at 15:56, Christa Carpenter wrote:
>>>> Can you have too much thermal mass?  I have a book that gives 
>>>> minimum
>>>> numbers corresponding to the area of southfacing glazing, but they
>>>> don't mention whether or not you can have too much.
>>>
>>>> Corwyn said:No.
>>
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