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> Another option would be to use the wall, ceiling, or floor as an evaporative surface. This proposal may seem over-complicated at first, but low-tech cob wall
by schiffern 8y ago
> Another option would be to use the wall, ceiling, or floor as an evaporative surface.
This proposal may seem over-complicated at first, but low-tech cob walls naturally exploit this effect by "breathing" humidity.
"these results show that earth buildings in diverse climates have significant potential to cool themselves evaporatively through sorption of moisture from humid night air and evaporation during the following day’s heat."
~~ Intrinsic Evaporative Cooling by Hygroscopic Earth Materials, http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/6/3/38/htm http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/6/3/38/htm