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Cob: Cob and climate (was Re: INSULATION FACTS)Michael Saunby mike at Chook.Demon.Co.UKThu Jul 22 13:19:44 CDT 1999
On 22 July 1999 15:13, Sojourner [SMTP:sojournr at missouri.org] wrote: > > Nobody's trying to say cob isn't a great building material, but it IS > somewhat limited in its usefulness in certain climates. All some of us > want is to explore possible ways to incorporate cob or earth into our > buildings in climate where "thermal mass" has a negligible, or possibly > even a negative, impact on perceived comfort. > That's a big "IS," does that mean you have details of climates in which cob buildings have been found to be uncomfortable? Or do you mean usefulness as a building material? It certainly requires a source of free or cheap water. Just to get a start with this climate stuff basic info on the climate of England can be found at http://www.met-office.gov.uk/sec3/england/climate.html My altitude is 140 metres (we're metric!) which gives an approximate mean annual temperature of about 9 to 10 degrees Celsius. Rainfall in excess of 1000mm per annum, the chart for Plymouth will be about normal for Devon though it's actually a bit (seems like a lot) wetter this (northern) side of Dartmoor. (OK, that about 50F and 40") More URLs http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/notebook/civilisation.shtml (one way of looking at it) http://www.meto.govt.uk/sec5/CR_div/UK_Climate/index.html (if you want temperatures for 1659 onwards, NB many of the current cob houses had already been built by then) Michael Saunby
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