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Fwd: Re: Cob: second structure spacing

Yun Que yunk88 at hotmail.com
Thu Mar 13 17:07:09 CST 2003 

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<P><BR><BR></P>Cat here,  One of my books suggests the use of trees that loose foliage during the winter as a way of adjusting the suns influence.  Also check out a book called The new Cottage Home  by Tim Tolpin, has some very nice floor plans that could lend themselves nicely to cob construction.</DIV></DIV>
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<DIV></DIV>>From: Darel Henman <HENMAN at IT.TO-BE.CO.JP>
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<DIV></DIV>>Reply-To: Darel Henman <HENMAN at IT.TO-BE.CO.JP>
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<DIV></DIV>>To: cob list <COBLIST at DEATECH.COM>
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<DIV></DIV>>Subject: Re: Cob: second structure spacing 
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<DIV></DIV>>Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 11:58:00 +0900 
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<DIV></DIV>>We were all right. 
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<DIV></DIV>>Using Dec. 21 for an overhang, will give you the full sunlight on the 
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<DIV></DIV>>sun's lowest altitude reached on solar noon, when you want it. It will 
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<DIV></DIV>>also give you sunlight on other days say from Sept. to March while the 
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<DIV></DIV>>sun is still below or equal to the Dec. 21st solar noon altitude, while 
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<DIV></DIV>>the higher noon altitude is cut off. You'd still get incoming solar 
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<DIV></DIV>>energy until the sun reaches that altitude used. For example you would 
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<DIV></DIV>>get full winter on Dec 21st if you used this date, but a little less 
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<DIV></DIV>>sunlight each day before or after this date around solar noon. So if 
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<DIV></DIV>>you want the extra solar energy of high noon suns earlier than Dec. 21st 
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<DIV></DIV>>then that solar noon altitude should be considered. Since the sun is 
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<DIV></DIV>>rises low, slowly and continualy rises then reaches it's apex, then 
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<DIV></DIV>>slowly curves down (actually as you know its the earth that's spinning 
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<DIV></DIV>>here, but). You might want to balance to keep out all summer direct 
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<DIV></DIV>>solar energy to keep a place from heating up. 
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<DIV></DIV>>Anyway this is a fun little problem to solve. Decide when to keep out 
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<DIV></DIV>>the hot summer rays and when you want to get the warming winter sun 
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<DIV></DIV>>rays. 
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<DIV></DIV>>Amanda Peck wrote: 
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<DIV></DIV>> > Like duh! 
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<DIV></DIV>> > Dorothy and Darel are right. 
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<DIV></DIV>> > It's overhang that works the other way. 
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<DIV></DIV>> > Actually, Darel is right. His solution takes care of the worst case 
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<DIV></DIV>> > scenario. Using his method will cover all winter months because, if I 
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<DIV></DIV>> > understand the problem correctly, the issue was to space the buildings far 
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<DIV></DIV>> > enough so the northernmost building wouldn't be shaded from the winter sun. 
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<DIV></DIV>> > On Dec. 21 the sun would be in the lowest position. (of course this only 
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<DIV></DIV>> > applies if you're in the northern hemisphere) 
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