[GSBN] Airtightness and ventilation

[Bill Christensen]

Yes, I remember now that they use fans, rather than having the 
inhabitants circulate through different parts of the building to 
distribute heat/cooling with their bodies the way termites do.

If I recall correctly the point that they were pushing here is that 
they're using fans and fresh air - and yes, RT, the diurnal cycle - to 
take care of heating/cooling in the building instead of refrigeration 
technology, sealed windows, and the like that all the other large 
buildings in nearly every city in the world use.

On 3/25/13 3:35 PM, Derek Stearns Roff wrote:
> On Mar 24, 2013, at 1:21 AM, Bill Christensen wrote:
>
>> Just in case any of you weren't aware, there's a building in Zimbabwe 
>> that emulates a termite mound's cooling:
>>
>> http://www.ipsnews.net/1996/06/architecture-zimbabwe-termites-inspire-new-office-complex/
>
> And just in case you weren't aware of how termites build, the article 
> tells us that, just like termites, "fresh air is pulled in by rows of 
> big fans 10 meters above street level", and "The air is changed twice 
> per hour during the day and seven times per hour at night, using 
> larger fans to speed cooling."
>
> Now THAT's natural building! (According to this journalist).
>
> Derek
>
> Derek Roff
> derek at unm.edu <mailto:derek at unm.edu>
>
>

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