[Greenbuilding] Green Bozos

[Corwyn]

Jeannie wrote:
> Anyway, the original statement indicated that mass only benefits the 
> occupants when the outdoor temp swings above AND below the indoor 
> temp.  This is simply not true.  Having mass in your walls is always a 
> good thing, not a bad thing.  
See 
http://www.ornl.gov/sci/roofs+walls/research/detailed_papers/dyn_perf/index.html 
for a differing opinion (to both contentions).

Some configurations of high thermal mass walls improve performance even 
in climates like Minneapolis, while others perform worse than low mass 
walls of equivalent r-value.


Thank You Kindly,

Corwyn

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