thermal mass construction Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Sat, 04 Jun 2016 20:21:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Save by Using More Energy for Heating, Researchers Say https://www.greenoptimistic.com/save-using-energy-heating-researchers-say-20160604/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/save-using-energy-heating-researchers-say-20160604/#respond Sat, 04 Jun 2016 20:21:21 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=60036 There are ways to save money while using more energy to heat a building. The only condition: raise the heat during the nighttime. Aarhus University researchers created this environmentally-friendly, financially-winning system by using simulations and calculation models. Increasing the use of 10 percent more energy will save the same percentage on the heating bill. This […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/save-using-energy-heating-researchers-say-20160604/feed/ 0 60036 Thermal Mass Construction Revolutionizes Green Residential Architecture https://www.greenoptimistic.com/thermal-mass-construction-revolutionizes-green-residential-architecture-20120718/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/thermal-mass-construction-revolutionizes-green-residential-architecture-20120718/#respond Wed, 18 Jul 2012 18:02:19 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=25543 Thermal mass construction (TMC) operates on the principle that it is more energy-efficient to keep a relatively massive structure at a steady temperature than it is to manipulate the temperature of air. TMC has been hailed as the evolution of residential architecture. An empty refrigerator uses more energy than a full one. Objects denser that […]

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