radonrmh lgeanues and volmnlls),

The uhunale realms deviate lot a sualaee house, ox hs
pantry and livmg alea, lsae eanh mnnel. this must be a
Immmum ol l m deep and 2a nl lung, and ldeally
slopes dewnblll (lhe an inukz lap-slope) ln lhe nanuel,
his: unlined pols. pans el wet eoke. or (Imami 01
(came fibreglass weave an be drip-ltd le pmvlde
eeapneauve (uuhng. Evl-n beds a! eoaese bark kept
damp does lhe .ob le humxd an eonlulually lalls
lhwngh they: lunnels Io lhe house room; (film:
lbw In swampy mas, such munch ean be mulled
alme lhe surlaee sull

Mosl housing In deserts has been bulll as suelaee
dweflmgs. Only a ulabvely eeseaeeed 5d at sues suus
undergmund houslng. unless lhose axe made a1|
(nusidzmbk expense len wnlm-st‘ilmg, exsavaelon end
drainage. Thus. the essenuala or having elliclenl
huusmg m risen ehnlalas as a mun] design analogy
We undeaslaudaoly :xped heal h: be a map: pnlblen.
lhe.e ale al leasl lhese ways xo pnmde a ml an Sam
Iar day use.

- INTERNAL coummzus 17:21:"ny lameed or
shaded overhead, ind Even enou elleehve ll lhey an-
two or name Smys my. and naturally shaded by lhe
building.

- EXTENSIVE rum ENCLOSED VINE ARBORS
wnh ululohed floors and |rkklu~|rn5ate¢ These in)!
sanglo-slmey dwelllngs, almnugh my small
sounyards wleh shade ean else be lllled .n
slnalesloley houses Aebeus need In be about seal a!
the Kalil floor area lo provide eodl an, and harming
lens or house plans ild In roolmg. as does a water
lank,

- TUNNELS. opened as dllehes m m lw leell lon,
and l m deep, and wllh Luge plpes, haIIrmund cuvens,
nr evaporauve mohng malerlals pmvidzd in lhou alr
flow.

~ Down-Dmuclm, Sells, slats, ur windvscwps
en mo! aaeas. euhea fixed 01' selleleenn, m lam a
downenow M lhe mmunl oz pmvilhns winds. Al lheu
oullels lu mums. these duwxhdraughl lnlels an be
hued mm damp hL-sslan 1bur]ap7. eoke ivapunhon
boas, ur unglaaed pols lull ol wau'r These add

eonndeeablo mung eapaeiey lo the ole, am! huuudlly
lhe au .ndools.

. INDUCED cnossvarle-lohl. Thls .5 mon-
eaally idllzvud by mung a bhrkrpamk-d sheekmeml
whr ohunnsy lo open henn willnp or my! ndgcs As
lhese hm! up, lhey :flzchvely draw au mm lhe moms
mnn any of lhe abuve mulrair souaees, and sleaxe a
(col ale flaw in lawn; mas

No desen house shnuld be planned or bum wllhoul
lLS lnlegeal nelhsaed garden syslenls. as these may em
only sive mask or all dl alle energy use le 5 ah
cundmomng), bux pruvide loud and shellen lhe
amehed shadcmuse, pammlar, musl be planned as
lnfegul lo house deslgu, and m rael as lhe summn
lmn; an». For lhls eeasoeu lhl: Mmer or mdmx lulehen
muslopen onlo the shadehmseellhesuannm kilchonl,

A, well as lhese cooling devlees, hm! scenes in-
needed (or am hequendy eold wuueao and eold (lauds
less nights Depeadlng un lalihule, wmdows allowmg
sun In sluke an edselnsululed eunemle slab wlll pm
we all lhe heal needed. Wllh lhe advenl ol d loam
Insulation, henehes an al at below lhl‘ lound us (lb
0.5 m l m deep) eflemvely lnsulales lhe whole ul lhe
fluor/earlh mass under lhe housc ll .s. .s simple
whee, “at can bullee boll. Mar and eold eaheuus,
wllheux lhe need ol firewood for heal-n5 We have also
used plum bags o1 straw o. sawdusl for this ground
insulaelon ln Nepal,

Wham such slabs have nel been bulk in lhe ouglnal
doelhnpa lhlrk vcmcal wall of mud bm'k alluding as
m anode a mom, and laeed wue n glass .ndow, wlll
ac! as a heater lung aller dark mle nombo wall elleell,
Finally, In very cool desens, an ahaehed ghsshmlseylll
ael balh lo M! lhe anmwr m eold pews, and lo vunl
hol an [or eaess-vonulahon nn hul days Al hloh
lallludes (an-7w“ nonh o. Scum) exu‘nsxve glazing
needed, and a eouelyaed wuh a glued mo! IS an
eaeellenl eehaee a‘mm mld, ln |nwer laluudes (VP-30‘),
aboul flush n! lhe sunrlaring will wlll need glazing
lo pnmde sumolenl hone on lo mum! slabs ox Immbc
walls

A sunrgide glasshouse has lhaee pntenllal use; In

 

 

 

 

 

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