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Stone walls are terrible for heat insolation. They have inertia but no insolation. So they are good in the Mediterranean coast where you want inertia in summer
by mijamo 4y ago
Stone walls are terrible for heat insolation. They have inertia but no insolation. So they are good in the Mediterranean coast where you want inertia in summer as some sort of natural climate control to keep it cool during the day. But they are terrible in winter when what you want is insolation to keep the heat in during months.
A 1m stone wall doesn't even insolate as good than 5cm of dedicated insolation panels. It happens very frequently now that old houses are renovated by adding insolation to those old stone walls, but of course you lose the charm of stone on one side of the wall.
This is why you have basically no stone houses in Scandinavia, because in winter it would just be impossible to heat.
- nawitus 4y agoStone houses (in the modern times they're made from concrete or brick, sometimes with insulation) exist in Scandinavia and they have good insulating properties. A modern stone house is even better than stick built houses when it comes to insulation.
- genewitch 4y agoinsolation is not insulation. Insolation comes from the sun. You want stuff that rejects insolation for the summer, and you want stuff that allows the sun to heat the mass of the house in the winter.