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Would you care to expand ? I know that there are architectural trick to improve the heat management, for example i plan to plant a tree which will grow big enou
by Glawen 7y ago
Would you care to expand ?
I know that there are architectural trick to improve the heat management, for example i plan to plant a tree which will grow big enough to make shade on my window during summer.
But personally, I did not see yet an old building in Europe which is both warm in winter and cold in summer jusy by itself. The new insulation materials are really good now, there is no comparison with old techniques. My parents house is 200 years old, made of a wooden frame and brick. It is incredibly cold in winter, so cold that we need to burn wood as central heating is not powerful enough.
- DoreenMichele 7y agoHere are some resources to read up: https://cleantechnica.com/2018/03/31/passive-solar-house-design-basics-orientation-design-elements-materials/ https://cleantechnica.com/2018/03/31/passive-solar-house-des... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passive_house https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passive_house Given increased heat from global warming, we can also borrow techniques from places like Mexico and the Middle East for cooling a house using air flow. For example: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_chimney https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_chimney https://energyeducation.ca/encyclopedia/Solar_chimney https://energyeducation.ca/encyclopedia/Solar_chimney We've been doing this around the world since well before we invented AC. We just seem to have conveniently "forgotten," never mind that these techniques are actually still in widespread use.