Great video. I am studying for a Diploma in Building and Construction and also looking forward to doing my Cert IV in Home Energy Efficiency and Sustainability in Jan 25. I am a big fan of alternative methods of construction especially Rammed Earth construction method and architecture which supports such kind of method by including passive design and climate considerations. Once I finish my Diploma I am thinking of building my second home with Rammed Earth Walls. What do you have to say about that. How should I go about it. May be if you can shed some light on that in your next video. And having a solar system, which doesn't feed to the grid but instead is used to heat and cool the house during the day time and having a rammed earth wall frame, it will increase the thermal mass and by the time you get back from work, your house is heated or called for the easy night ahead. Please share your thoughts on that.
Hello thank you for your comment! Rammed earth can work well but is best suited to particular climates where it is generally hotter. If you look at all the places in the world where rammed earth and adobe building are prevalent they are places like the Middle East and Africa, New Mexico. Earth does not have insulation value, it will not prevent heat from pasing through it, but it absorbs it. So an earthern built home can feel cold inside with a lot of energy being used to heat the air but also the walls as well. If you were building in a colder climate if the the house was designed with really good passive solar design priniciples without too much glass, and to roof was really well insulated, and the internal volume wa not too big, then for sure it can be a comfortable home. In regards to using solar power to heat or cool a home, its better if this is done more directly from the sun entering your windows and hitting a thermal mass floor or internal wall. This is much more efficient than generating electricity with solar panels, converting it to AC, then powering a reverse cycle air conditioner. An active heating and cooling system should be the last resort to tune your comfort after the building itself has done most of the work for you.
@@enduringdomainarchitecture Awesome. Thank you for your detailed insight. Will keep an eye for more videos from your channel. Keep up the good work. And I will keep spreading the good word of yours.
It's so nice being poor and knowing that everything i do is bad but if i could afford it i wouldn't feel like that cause i would have stickers telling me how not bad my stuff is. While drinking some coffee, typed on iPhone.
Great piece Matt. Couldn't agree more - there needs to be a big mindset shift away from a the 'best home' being a 'big home'. Thanks for sharing!
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Couldn't agree more with this comment!
Thanks for the great points about 7 star! It can get quite confusing for homeowners.
Thanks! Might be nice to have a chat with you sometime :)
Great video. I am studying for a Diploma in Building and Construction and also looking forward to doing my Cert IV in Home Energy Efficiency and Sustainability in Jan 25. I am a big fan of alternative methods of construction especially Rammed Earth construction method and architecture which supports such kind of method by including passive design and climate considerations. Once I finish my Diploma I am thinking of building my second home with Rammed Earth Walls. What do you have to say about that. How should I go about it. May be if you can shed some light on that in your next video. And having a solar system, which doesn't feed to the grid but instead is used to heat and cool the house during the day time and having a rammed earth wall frame, it will increase the thermal mass and by the time you get back from work, your house is heated or called for the easy night ahead.
Please share your thoughts on that.
Hello thank you for your comment! Rammed earth can work well but is best suited to particular climates where it is generally hotter. If you look at all the places in the world where rammed earth and adobe building are prevalent they are places like the Middle East and Africa, New Mexico. Earth does not have insulation value, it will not prevent heat from pasing through it, but it absorbs it. So an earthern built home can feel cold inside with a lot of energy being used to heat the air but also the walls as well. If you were building in a colder climate if the the house was designed with really good passive solar design priniciples without too much glass, and to roof was really well insulated, and the internal volume wa not too big, then for sure it can be a comfortable home. In regards to using solar power to heat or cool a home, its better if this is done more directly from the sun entering your windows and hitting a thermal mass floor or internal wall. This is much more efficient than generating electricity with solar panels, converting it to AC, then powering a reverse cycle air conditioner. An active heating and cooling system should be the last resort to tune your comfort after the building itself has done most of the work for you.
@@enduringdomainarchitecture Awesome. Thank you for your detailed insight. Will keep an eye for more videos from your channel. Keep up the good work. And I will keep spreading the good word of yours.
It's so nice being poor and knowing that everything i do is bad but if i could afford it i wouldn't feel like that cause i would have stickers telling me how not bad my stuff is. While drinking some coffee, typed on iPhone.