Cob: Thermal Mass

[Drew Neve]

Who is this Y'all person?



Chandra Shakti wrote:

> Y'all must think that old lath and plaster homes have a lot less thermal
> mass than my experience leads me to believe. I have lived several Kansas
> summers in such homes without any air conditioning but following my
> suggested strategy and have NOT been uncomfortable - except when I go into
> grocery stores and other businesses which they keep TOO cold. (yes, 65 or
> even 70 degrees is crazy during the summer!) -Chandra
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> <snip> Chandra's strategy would not be good for a low thermal mass home. You
> would be simply making yourself uncomfortable trying to charge the
> insignificant mass which has a very low capacity. <snip>
> <snip> Thermal mass of a thin plaster on lath is nearly negligible. For
> structures with a lot of thermal mass this strategy is recommended, but NOT,
> just plaster on lath. <snip>
>
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