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Notable that the Edison houses aren't form-cast like we do today, which is just structural and rather rough; the concrete was meant to be the finished wall both
by jccooper 3y ago
Notable that the Edison houses aren't form-cast like we do today, which is just structural and rather rough; the concrete was meant to be the finished wall both interior and exterior, including the roof and all interior and exterior ornament. The forms were nickel-plated cast iron.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/edisons-system-of-concrete-houses/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/edisons-system-of...
- rasz 3y agoso hot in summer, cold in winter, best of both worlds :)
- valdiorn 3y agoUh, quite the opposite. Thermal mass is a thing. How houses are built in Iceland: https://youtu.be/7RuTizbnH4s?si=JxRjqzVFy4NLg3wa https://youtu.be/7RuTizbnH4s?si=JxRjqzVFy4NLg3wa (Spoiler; we cast them from 1 foot thick concrete slabs)
- schiffern 3y ago"Thermal mass" and thick concrete isn't what keeps that house at a comfortable temperature from summer to winter. It's comfortable for the same reason as any other house: because it has thick insulation both outside and inside the concrete. See @4:30 in your linked video.[0] If you like, sit down and do the math for how thick concrete you'd need in order to store heat for 6+ months and average out the summer/winter temperature change. It's not 1 foot thick, it's more like 30 feet thick!! In general, the effect of thermal mass tends to be strongly overrated by people who aren't experts in building science.[1] [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RuTizbnH4s&t=270 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RuTizbnH4s&t=270 [1] https://web.archive.org/web/20130509032945/http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/musings/all-about-thermal-mass https://web.archive.org/web/20130509032945/http://www.greenb...