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The classic, low-tech (and sustainable!) way of adding thermal mass is to embed it in the ground and leverage the thermal mass of the earth around you; seemingl
by niftich 8y ago
The classic, low-tech (and sustainable!) way of adding thermal mass is to embed it in the ground and leverage the thermal mass of the earth around you; seemingly pointed out by comments [1][2] that haven't gotten as much traction as ones discussing high-tech. Then you don't have to cool nearly as much. Talk about over-engineering.
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17107254 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17107254 [2] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17107439 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17107439
- icebraining 8y agoThat's a pretty good option if you already have a basement, but if not, seems way more over-engineered to me. Excavating, building walls, dealing with water leaks...