impermanen_ 🕊️<p>We spent the weekend with members of The Earthbuilders Guild (TEG) in Albuquerque, a wonderful collective of largely indigenous earthen home builders. So inspiring! We stayed in a beautiful <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/adobe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>adobe</span></a> home and studied another that is under construction. </p><p>Building with local materials and <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/PassiveSolar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PassiveSolar</span></a> design is the way. No concrete—horrible for the planet to produce and transport. Naturally cool in summer, warm in winter. Earth building is an ancient highly refined tech, so beautiful and embracing.</p>
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naturaldynamics<p>Maisey on guard no matter how cold it is, and there is a real bite today with a morning temp of -13C, and a damp ne wind!<br><a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/homesteading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homesteading</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ownerbuilt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ownerbuilt</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/passivesolar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>passivesolar</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/basiceconobox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>basiceconobox</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/ecofriendly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecofriendly</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.world/tags/earthrepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>earthrepair</span></a></p>
Stephen Bannasch (316 ppm)<p>1/x</p><p>This morning it was -4 F and by early afternoon it’s warmed up to 12 F. I think the furnace has turned on just once in the last 4 hours. Many south-facing windows and great insulation for the win!</p><p>Our house uses about 750 Btu/hour/delta°F and there is a reasonably large thermal mass inside the outer insulation envelope.</p><p>Koji, our older gray boss kitty approves!</p><p><a href="https://ruby.social/tags/Solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Solar</span></a> <a href="https://ruby.social/tags/PassiveSolar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PassiveSolar</span></a><br><a href="https://ruby.social/tags/StellaAndKojiShow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StellaAndKojiShow</span></a> (without Stella)<br><a href="https://ruby.social/tags/CatsOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CatsOfMastodon</span></a></p>
Matt Cropp 🌲🌲<p>As a hobby project, I've gotten interested in using <a href="https://social.coop/tags/mirrors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mirrors</span></a> for heating and lighting purposes (and as an outlet for a bit of <a href="https://social.coop/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> anxiety). Just did a write-up of my progress over the last few months for the <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://vermont.masto.host/@LabB" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>LabB</span></a></span> blog: <a href="https://www.laboratoryb.org/diy-seasonal-mirror-based-window-extender/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">laboratoryb.org/diy-seasonal-m</span><span class="invisible">irror-based-window-extender/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.coop/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solar</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/passivesolar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>passivesolar</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solarpunk</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/lightshelf" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lightshelf</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/heliostat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>heliostat</span></a></p>
-0--1-<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://lgbtqia.space/@dianea" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>dianea</span></a></span> You are living a longtime fantasy of mine. I dreamed of building an <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OffGrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OffGrid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Adobe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Adobe</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EarthShip" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EarthShip</span></a> or other <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PassiveSolar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PassiveSolar</span></a> near <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OjoCalienteNM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OjoCalienteNM</span></a> where I could soak in the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/hotsprings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hotsprings</span></a> and eat <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GreenChili" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenChili</span></a> on my eggs in the morning.</p>
Sprig 🌱<p>This ancient knowledge is making a comeback in houses, but where it is really making a huge impact is in greenhouses. Even in colder climates where temperatures can reach -40c(-40f), passive solar designs are enabling greenhouses to run all-year.</p><p>Image Source: <a href="https://atmosgreenhouse.com/blog/the-case-for-a-mostly-passive-solar-greenhouse" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">atmosgreenhouse.com/blog/the-c</span><span class="invisible">ase-for-a-mostly-passive-solar-greenhouse</span></a></p><p>📺 Examples:<br><a href="https://youtu.be/F2Pg3gY7wQ4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/F2Pg3gY7wQ4</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://youtu.be/8qtQgH7DQF0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/8qtQgH7DQF0</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/greenhouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greenhouse</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/greenhouses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greenhouses</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/passivesolar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>passivesolar</span></a></p>
Sprig 🌱<p>Passive Solar ☀</p><p>Within Arizona(USA) is a beautiful cliff-dwelling built by the Sinagua people in 1100-1425 AD. Montezuma Castle (renamed to this by colonizers) has around 20 rooms, and is built using a method that today people call “passive solar building.”</p><p>The design ensured the buildings were hit with the heat of the low-winter sun, but protected from the high-summer sun by overhang.</p><p>🧵 1/2</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ecofriendly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecofriendly</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solarpunk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RandomFacts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RandomFacts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/passivesolar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>passivesolar</span></a></p>
brownfox-ff<p>Does anyone do passive solar heating? Do you have a greenhouse attached to your house or lots of thermal mass / tile floor / water? How did you learn how to build it? What are your favourite resources?</p><p><a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/passiveheating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>passiveheating</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/passivesolar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>passivesolar</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solar</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/heating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>heating</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/house" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>house</span></a></p>
brownfox-ff<p>Book Review: "The Solar House - Passive Heating and Cooling" by Dan Chiras</p><p>Chiras covers lots of detail on passive design, solar heating, and thermal mass. He covers different techniques for capturing and storing sunlight as free heat.</p><p>He also calls out the idea of energy use in house construction decades before it was common - "you should also account for how much energy it takes to *construct* and *move* these materials".</p><p>But I wish the book had more details on how to do it. How do I calculate? Where and how do I build? I would love more details.</p><p>I learned a lot, but I still don't know anything</p><p><a href="https://brownfoxff.substack.com/p/book-review-the-solar-house-passive" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">brownfoxff.substack.com/p/book</span><span class="invisible">-review-the-solar-house-passive</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/bookreview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookreview</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/passiveheating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>passiveheating</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/passivesolar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>passivesolar</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solar</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/heating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>heating</span></a> <a href="https://tenforward.social/tags/house" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>house</span></a></p>
Cannolis<p>Hey y’all! I’ve been flirting with the idea of joining the Fediverse for over a year now and finally made a Mastodon account on the defcon.social instance, so I suppose that warrants an <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a>.</p><p>My name is David AKA Cannolis or TheRealCannolis across socials. I am a habitual online lurker, but I hope to change that and find a strong online community here. I’m in <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/construction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>construction</span></a> by trade and passionate about <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/passivesolar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>passivesolar</span></a> and <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/greenbuilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greenbuilding</span></a>. I’m also a perpetual tinkerer and unrelenting (realistic) optimist in search of a <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solarpunk</span></a> future, so when I’m not working you can find me reading about and experimenting with things like <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/Meshtastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Meshtastic</span></a> and <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/LoRa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LoRa</span></a> radio, <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/permaculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>permaculture</span></a>, or <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/fpvdrones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fpvdrones</span></a>. I generally believe most of our lives would be better if we got to know our neighbors and found fun ways to show up for our local communities.</p><p>If you have a fierce love for pumpkin pie, Star Wars, or homemade tepache we should definitely be friends.</p><p><a href="https://defcon.social/tags/RightToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightToRepair</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/FOSS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FOSS</span></a> <a href="https://defcon.social/tags/RegenerativeAgriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RegenerativeAgriculture</span></a></p>
Strypey<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@glightly" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>glightly</span></a></span><br>> While these are manufactured ovens, the principle is simple enough you can make your own out of cardboard, black paint and a transparent lid</p><p>More on this here:</p><p><a href="https://www.appropedia.org/Solar_cooker" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">appropedia.org/Solar_cooker</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.appropedia.org/Sunlight_Oven" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">appropedia.org/Sunlight_Oven</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>I've seen very effective solar dehydrators based on similar principles. See;</p><p><a href="https://www.appropedia.org/Solar_dehydrator" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">appropedia.org/Solar_dehydrato</span><span class="invisible">r</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/RenewableEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RenewableEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/PassiveSolar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PassiveSolar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/SolarOven" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarOven</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/SolarCooking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarCooking</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nzoss.nz/tags/SolarDehydration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarDehydration</span></a> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.ca/@msquebanh" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>msquebanh</span></a></span></p>
IT News<p>Desalinating Water With the Sun - Getting fresh water from salt water can be difficult to do at any kind of scale. R... - <a href="https://hackaday.com/2023/12/21/desalinating-water-with-the-sun/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2023/12/21/desali</span><span class="invisible">nating-water-with-the-sun/</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/shanghaijiaotonguniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shanghaijiaotonguniversity</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/desalination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>desalination</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/passivesolar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>passivesolar</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/greenhacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greenhacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/solarhacks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solarhacks</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/cleanwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cleanwater</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/plumbing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plumbing</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/seawater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>seawater</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/pumps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pumps</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solar</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> <a href="https://schleuss.online/tags/mit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mit</span></a></p>
Laboratory B<p>A post from member <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://social.coop/@mattcropp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mattcropp</span></a></span> recounting his adventure figuring out how to fend off the summer heat after the A/C broke at the <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/PassiveSolar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PassiveSolar</span></a> building our space is in.</p><p><a href="https://www.laboratoryb.org/adventures-in-passive-solar-heat-mitigation/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">laboratoryb.org/adventures-in-</span><span class="invisible">passive-solar-heat-mitigation/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solarpunk</span></a> <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/energyefficiency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energyefficiency</span></a> <a href="https://vermont.masto.host/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solar</span></a></p>
Kyle Davis<p>As some of you may know, I built a house recently. I wanted to make it as energy efficient as possible.</p><p>I live in a very cold, but sunny climate, so we designed the house using <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/PassiveSolar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PassiveSolar</span></a> techniques. </p><p>Yesterday was an interesting day. </p><p>- The avg outdoor temp was -11.5c/11.2f</p><p>- My thermostat is set to 19.5c/67f day, and 16.5c/62f night</p><p>- My furnace ran for a total 2h54m all day (~1/8th day)</p><p>Everything else was retained or provided by sun coming through the south facing windows.</p>
Scott Robeson<p>It’s a typical cool December day in southern Indiana, but our passive solar design has already gotten the living room to 73F and that heat will be stored and transported into the rest of the house well into the evening. <br><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/PassiveSolar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PassiveSolar</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/Architecture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Architecture</span></a></p>
James Fairbairn<p>To think that there was a plan to organize America’s political map, down to the county level, by watershed rather than by arbitrary grid. How different would the country be today? <a href="https://youtu.be/Qny4CDcftrI" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/Qny4CDcftrI</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.exitmusic.world/tags/Permaculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Permaculture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.exitmusic.world/tags/Watershed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Watershed</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.exitmusic.world/tags/PassiveSolar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PassiveSolar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.exitmusic.world/tags/geomorphic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>geomorphic</span></a></p>
Compiled our documentation<p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://social.coop/@neil" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>neil</span></a></span></p><p>Great article. I'm always bringing up the fact that my hippie-generation parents were like this. </p><p>"Despite their long hair and countercultural leanings, the New Alchemists were not hippies; they were scientists. ... alongside quotations from Tolkien and poems about mushrooms are reports on their experiments on the insect-resistance of certain cabbage varieties, diagrams of their low-tech wind turbines or progress reports on aquaculture techniques.</p><p>Nor was the NAI a “commune”. It was a research project, the Todds explain; people came there to work, not to play. At its peak, the NAI had around 30 members, aided by hundreds more temporary volunteers. Few actually lived on the site."</p><p>And about that awesome building: We focus on "solar panels" a lot, but <a href="https://ecosteader.com/tags/passivesolar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PassiveSolar</span></a> is just as great in many respects.</p><p>"Aligned east-west, the Prince Edward Island ark was partly sunken into the earth on its north side, with sloping glazing along its south facade to capture maximum <a href="https://ecosteader.com/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solar</span></a> radiation. The south facade also featured a row of vertically aligned solar collectors (heating water rather than generating electricity – photovoltaic technology was nowhere near advanced enough yet). A prototype <a href="https://ecosteader.com/tags/hydraulic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hydraulic</span></a> wind turbine nearby covered the building’s electricity needs.</p><p>The dominant space inside was a high-ceilinged <a href="https://ecosteader.com/tags/greenhouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>greenhouse</span></a> containing plant beds for growing vegetables, herbs, flowers and tree saplings. Lizards, newts, ladybirds and even a resident snake controlled insect populations. The ark also contained 32 of Todd’s “solar-algae tanks” – primarily for fish cultivation, but the tanks proved so effective at storing heat that the building’s other experimental climate systems became redundant."</p>
Sally Strange<p>Today I'm reading up about how to waterproof earth-bermed or earth-sheltered houses. The type of <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/roofing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>roofing</span></a> I do (i.e. with 060 EPDM rubber) comes up. So does bentonite clay, which I was woefully underinformed about. Cool stuff. <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/designbuild" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DesignBuild</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/greenbuilding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GreenBuilding</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bentonite" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benton</span><span class="invisible">ite</span></a></p><p>Dunno if this is <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/solarpunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunk</span></a> exactly - the use of lots of concrete is dubious - however these buildings almost always make use of <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/passivesolar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PassiveSolar</span></a> design which definitely is</p>
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