vlde [or
s. Dense windbmk pelewaeds o. uph." ol .he
selllemenl. and .u lhe easl und wesl ls ”sunlnp“
swarms-l Figure 12.1
b Dense ullaehed .....es on ..ll sound masonry
wellsoeuul hum wooden walls, ln ssslsl msulauun
e. Dxxduous nees lo snnwuds ehosen Io admll
low wmlzr light lo all [dudes lo lhe sunwsnl aspen.
especlally u. nudewmm
e Siting lo avold ..ns..ule sous, avahnrhe mks a.
”landing areas, and where pnsglble dpoye lnesl
lmslllnesv
- sue 2.. be oil radmdmve o. “dimming men. .1
posslblr.
nelnauly, senlnnenls .n eool anus shuuld Pltsent s
slepped aspen, so lhdl esel. dwelllng pnesenls a h.ll
msde lu .he wlnler sun lrlpunlzzl.

HOUSE DaslcN
Gwen .hal selllemen. sue .s carelnlly ulgckzd, and
landscaping .s as enelully des.pned, .he lndividual
house can self-provide l... he.. and he. wilt! by gmd
mnsh'urhon leehnlque Chung a! .he lsesdes m any
eooleazea sue should e..s...e dual.

- Thru- ., lunn 30‘1- (La! 3035“. lo lam anllmde
50’\gla1ll\50n lhesunwunx walls

- Nu gldzlng on .he wesl wells lu w.nduw .n .he en!
la. a knehen .s eenlmllshlel

- M. ...-l and puhsps double-slums .n .he pole
ward walls luhdye Lemme 40", .n euld sonnnenlsl
lmrnurs m dlpme sllrs)

m m
Hnuses should be no man- .hsn two moms lla ...) deep
on .he noun/sou". am, and may lse l5 runes longer
on .he eusl/wesl axls, so lhs. mn... sun eun penelrsxe
wmdnws .u lhe wslls u. .he polewald nouns New. .l
mums lo ndyus. lne .unwsrd ml esve w.dlh, and .he
s.ll helghl ..l wlndows lo .dn... mnlen sun |0 lhe
.nlenun lnuen tirly sulumn .u Llle sprung) or .n very
eold clunnles, lo .naeh s solaelum u. glasshouse lard-y
use .n wxnm Clmlovy o. aIIK wlndaws to .he sun

side hes. m. mom U! ml spsee.

Elm and swamp and
As lo. ranslmchml .nslemls, (antral: slab or mud,
hmk, u. ..lud floors .n mum wuh .he gmund are .deul
... absorb nesl .nlo lhe undevlloorcanh .nsss These m.
be covered wl|h wooden parque‘, (arpfl, u. any
p.elened surface withmlt long delaying heal ..dnsle.
elnaeney, so (Ml any usual flmr mvering c... be used
.nelu Ins woodnl flourmg overhaltrns

The floor sees and .he earlh hemll. ll s.e lhe enmal
hes. snues In. mnlen yadullng solar hafl sl nlghL or
om mo! elnudy penods A: .nosl ..1.h.s slowd eanl.
hen. esupes vla sumunding soils. and ms. 0! .he.
loss lxculs wnhm u s .n or .he emh sunuee. we mus.
.neulsle .he enlue zarlh mass belaw .he no... by
digyng s l .n deep loundzhnn neneh, and pmvidmg
5-l5 e.n lhizkness oz .nsulsl.on around me whole
penpheey ol lhe lloo. nulline,

cwen lhs. .he sublloo. arr-1 ls ...sulaled, lne nenl .nos.
lmpenanl saukes ul nedl loss s.e lhe es" 5, and .he
w.nde.ws sl nlghl or on (ml elnudy days The ee.lng
should .he.elo.e be (mad. euneunenlly m...
cunsleudwn, hxlh E-IS nu ol msulallon lus hpee, wool.
snupnsss, sawdnsh lealnees, m smedded pdpe... nnd
(he wlndaws prov/Iliad w..h omnml floor ... calms
(\lflami In "ea. or svl‘ere (old, slldlng .nsulnled
shumn m1 appmymm lusnhllon adds 55% u. hduse
eosls, b... pays lo. .xsellm 35 wars‘ ... energy mung;

w

Walls eun bu masslvc, ul slune ... pne, u.
dnublewalled lmeeso bnzk yenea. .s ldedl bucks ln
.he .ns.de, umber u. wallboaxd .u lhe sums... and .he
will mvuy also .nsulsled nghl .nsulal.nn sunkes ...
lhe a... sud wesl walls. malnly as a sound hamen .l
housesavewnlolmd

In all ams 0! euld mnds and hl.m.ds, double
en les s.e esuminl, and in dlplnu and snowy s.eds.
lam. huuslng .s usually edn.o.ned lo hams, (es-d
sloeages, and wood u. hlel swragc so lhs. one need no|

 

 

 

FIGURE In

SIEPPED ASPECT or SETTLEMENV

dense suHmrw llnx ol hulls-nu us .he mos. :wnnmml mums
w mummsols. he mu lncnle: m ... bald uesens

 

 

 

 

 

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