Cob: Re: Tropical homes

[David Knowlton]

hi,

i live in tampa, fl. incorporate ridge vents into your structure. have air 
that is drawn in come from shaded areas and leave out the roof. earthen 
floor can draw heat away too, i am told. you may be able to use a small fire 
to power a global convection cooling system. sounds silly, but it is 
feasible depending on the intelligence of your design. sorry i can't be more 
concrete, i haven't ventured outside of conventional building methods - yet.
david


>From: "Arlie Haig" <ajhaig at sonic.net>
>Reply-To: "Arlie Haig" <ajhaig at sonic.net>
>To: "Mazatec Ixtlan" <mazatecixtlan at hotmail.com>, <lootvik at usermail.com>,   
><essa at csf.colorado.edu>, <coblist at deatech.com>
>Subject: Cob: Re: Tropical homes
>Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 07:59:42 -0800
>
>Hi all,
>Hope this new topic can generate a lot of responses, I am in process of
>having a small cabin built in a  higher elevation region of Costa Rica and
>would appreciate anyone's opinion, facts, or advice about alternative
>materials and methods!
>Arlie
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Mazatec Ixtlan" <mazatecixtlan at hotmail.com>
>To: <lootvik at usermail.com>; <essa at csf.colorado.edu>
>Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 1:57 AM
>Subject: Tropical homes
>
>
> > Hello:
> >
> > I learned so much about radiant floors from the list, thank you to all 
>who
> > replied.
> >
> > Does anyone have suggestions for building in tropical areas, like a
> > rainforest situation? I know there has been mention of Thailand and 
>Hawaii
> > and some jungle areas here.
> >
> > A friend would like to build a sustainable home in Central America and 
>has
> > asked for help.
> >
> > Thanks, Maz
> >
> >
> >
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