[Cob] cooling in the south

[paul]

Great idea to have that hole in the top of the dome!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Patrick Newberry" <PNewberry at habitat.org>
To: <coblist at deatech.com>
Sent: Friday, June 15, 2007 1:55 PM
Subject: Re: [Cob] cooling in the south


> Ah  what the heck, let me chip in on this conversation. I live in middle 
> Georgia  (Mauk to be exact) and I live in a cob house so here is how I 
> deal with it.
>
> Early in the morning we open all the doors. My  house is an polygon shaped 
> outside with a 22 foot dome in the center:
>
> http://users.pstel.net/goshawk/newplan.htm
>
>
> I have a opening at the top of the dome and it allows air to flow out. 
> When we open the doors early in the morning the cool air flows in and 
> cools the house off.