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Architectural techniques of old, used to keep houses cool and warm
Hello Everyone,
I am looking for a resource that goes over techniques used by builders of yesteryear to keep houses warm in the winter and cool in the summer. Examples include:
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I am looking to build a vacation/retirement/bug out location cabin and want to have considerations for it being a sustainable home even without the luxuries of modern appliances and utilities which it will also have.
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New Zealand article - http://www.level.org.nz/passive-desi...-introduction/
Don't see anything easily identifiable as California colonial architecture, or Mediterranean/Roman Current buzzword appears to be 'passive design' ETA - here https://www.sciencedirect.com/scienc...9526351400003X is a very interesting study of a villa in Dubai. And here's an article on solar chimneys and Trombe walls.
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A friend in San diego had a house that was built in the 1920's or so. There was a cabenet in the kitchen where 1/4" slots had been routered in all the shelves at about 1" spacing and vent in the floor and ceiling. I assume it was some way to bring the cool air from under the house through convection to keep food cool in the summers.
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When I was a kid we would ride horseback for a few days to get to a great old cabin.
1. The front entrance had a 10' wide porch that the roof extended over, great for sitting when it rained, great for keeping our saddles dry and a place to cleanup before entering, in extreme summer heat a place to sleep. 2. Cabin was one great room with a stone fireplace on the center back wall, 12 foot ceilings and roof pitched for snow, wooden great table and wooden table chairs, a couple of comfortable wooden reading chairs, we slept on the wood floor, kiss. 3. Rear right side, was a door that went outside, had a covered walkway that lead to the cook house. Small house that had an old cast iron propane powered stove and area for food prep, sink, we fetched water from the creek. Back of the cook house had a large propane cylinder that probably lasted for decades. So the main cabin did not have all the smell and heat generated by food prep. I know modern design wants to include the food prep into the goings on but I really liked the separation and have always thought a cabin I would build for myself.
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Study some of the masters Frank Lyod Wright...
http://historylists.org/architecture...ht-houses.html
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a good example are missions built in the 16/1700's. when i was on a surf trip down the baja peninsula we came to a town with a mission built around 1792. it was middle of summer, hot as hell, inside the mission was so nice and cool inside. no shade trees to shade the building.
walls were 3' thick, tall ceilings, 2 stories, not very many windows but a cool breeze would go through the mission |
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For example, we incorporated a wood burning cookstove into our kitchen along with a more familiar propane stove. Propane is more convenient but if it's not available, we can easily cook and heat our house with the wood cookstove. Our wood cookstove also has a water line that runs across the top of the burn box and is connected in a loop to a 40 gallon water tank in the attic above. With the principle of thermo-siphon, water is heated and circulates into the 40 gallon tank above and is available for use any time the wood cookstove is running. We also have a more conventional efficient propane water heater. The stove is made by Margin Stoves out of Canada and is the Flameview model in case your interested in further reading. Instead of hooking up to the utility grid, we went all off-grid solar with a system large enough to get us through a few cloudy days during the shortest days of winter without forcing us to run a generator or go into super conservation mode until the next sunny day. The cost of the solar system was offset by the cost we would have incurred to run one mile of power poles to the building site had we chosen to be grid connected. Our 100 acre property features abundant water, privacy, farmable land and decent growing conditions and southern exposure. It has been a lot of work for us but we have put a tremendous amount of thought into selecting the land and then building a home that will be resilient against uncertainties of the future. We incorporated fire resistive features in construction by using non flammable Hardie board siding and a metal roof. There are no wood decks, brush or flammable materials around the house to catch fire. A hip roof design gives strength against heavy wind which can strike just about anywhere. We elected to have a few thousand gallons of water storage available so that if something went wrong with our well pump, we should have ample time to react to the problem without running out of water. That water is also available for fire fighting if needed. The journey starts by asking questions and gathering information. If you want to make it happen, let nothing stop you from pursuing your dreams. We started this journey in earnest about 10 years ago when we started very seriously thinking more about "what if." |
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Earth sheltered or earth bermed house for long lasting easy maintenance/repairs and stable year around temps. Easy to cool/heat.
I have seen a good example up close, but here's an example of what I mean. Not necessarily a dome. It's a variation on a theme. http://www.monolithic.org/homes/home...es-good-or-bad http://www.momtastic.com/webecoist/2...7-ways-to-diy/ Sent using a long string and 2 Dixie cups
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Excellent thread
Great descriptions/ideas...
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The term you'll general hear used for this is "vernacular architecture," largely because each region of the country/world had its own architectural way of dealing with the local climate prior to the proliferation of AC. For instance, architectural devices for dealing with humid heat are different than those for dry heat, and there are considerations for average rainfall, wind, insects, etc.
Here's one of the more frequented forums that is open to anybody to join: http://www.vernaculararchitectureforum.org/. |
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Here’s a fun channel to browse, with many different approaches to building a home:
https://www.youtube.com/user/kirstendirksen ( I’d suggest sorting videos by viewcount, choosing from some of the most popular first. ) Also, Google for - earthships - rocket stove mass heater — Michael |
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Yes, can't even put them in in some places. In my area, only EPA certified woodstoves can be installed. Interestingly, wood cookstoves (the kind with an actual stove top and oven) are exempt; I took full advantage of that little known exemption.
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Some more modern things are:
1. Ridge Vent for passive roof ventilation. We installed when we had our roof redone. It was a HUGE improvement. 2. Plastic wrap under drywall. This increased the tightness of the interior space.
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Yep. Something I learned at Carlsbad Caverns during my visit. The main cave stays at a constant 56 degrees. It gets dang hot there in the summer, and butt-shivering cold in the winter, but the cave stays constant 56. With some creative thinking (and a little bit of electricity), the earth can be your heater and your a/c...
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A trick used in the desert in the times before electric power...
Hang burlap bags over open windows where the wind is blowing in. Soak with water. Viola' a primitive evaporative cooler. Have used it car camping and it works.
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