<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Hello All,<div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I am asking for a possible lead.<br class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">We are working with an energy specialists who predict buildings energy performance by using modelling software. However, they don’t have any experience in modelling a strawbale wall and it makes me wonder, when I see them considering this to be a "light weight” - in terms of thermal mass - scenario.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I know from my own experience and rare research (I found 2 scientific case studies so far), that the strawbales have a great potential in storing heat and releasing it. I suspect that Thermal Inertia and Specific Heat Conductivity in the fibrous and highly hygroscopic material such as straw will be dynamic (due to capillary condensation = latent heat) and might prove a “mid-heavy” weight building material. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Various literature mentions Specific Heat Capacity of straw to be 250-2000J/kgK. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Would you happen to know if there is any research exploring dynamic behaviour of straw in regards to thermal storage capacity? What static value would you suggest feeding into a modelling software to model thermal behaviour of straw somehow accurately?</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" class="">I really appreciate any help you can provide.</span></div><div class=""><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);" class=""><br class=""></span></div><div class=""><span class="" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51);">Kuba</span></div><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class="" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class="" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;">Jakub Wihan<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div class=""><div class="" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;">Architectural Designer<font face="Times New Roman, serif" class="" style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p class=""></o:p></font></div></div><div class=""><div class="" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div></div></div><div class="" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"></div></div></div></div></div><img apple-inline="yes" id="83F51DCA-645B-42CB-84A6-C18D646B6FF7" height="100" width="195" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:5B017169-3E0A-4E9C-A9EF-F07C4C28C2E9@Home" class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class="" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;"><div class=""><div class="" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class=""><div class=""><div class="" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"> <o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div class="" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><a href="http://www.strawworks.co.uk" class="" style="color: purple;">www.strawworks.co.uk</a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Straw-Works-Ltd/304438069599947" target="_blank" title="blocked::http://www.facebook.com/pages/Straw-Works-Ltd/304438069599947" class="" style="color: purple;">Find us on Facebook!</a><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div class="" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div class=""><div class="" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="" style="font-size: 8pt;">Limited company registered in England and Wales Reg Number:7695994 Registered address: Hollinroyd Farm Todmorden OL14 8RJ Member of the Federation of Small Businesses</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>