Comments for Chromasomatic http://www.chromasomatic.com/blog the life and travels of dan richfield Sun, 20 May 2012 16:01:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 Comment on Baja Earthship Build, Days 4-7 by Dan Richfield http://www.chromasomatic.com/blog/?p=681&cpage=1#comment-9865 Dan Richfield Wed, 18 May 2011 20:48:33 +0000 http://www.chromasomatic.com/blog/?p=681#comment-9865 <a href="#comment-9557" rel="nofollow">@BobVM </a> Bob, please see my response to Hanks. @BobVM
Bob, please see my response to Hanks.

]]> Comment on Baja Earthship Build, Days 4-7 by Dan Richfield http://www.chromasomatic.com/blog/?p=681&cpage=1#comment-9864 Dan Richfield Wed, 18 May 2011 20:48:00 +0000 http://www.chromasomatic.com/blog/?p=681#comment-9864 <a href="#comment-513" rel="nofollow">@Hanks </a> Hanks, sorry I missed your replay last year! Let me clarify a couple things. In the summertime, that extra thermal mass from the dividing U walls would be holding cool temperature from the night. To more than compensate, cooling tubes have been added to the back of the home. These tubes run 40' through the back berm and capitalize on the earth's temperature of 56 degrees F. The hotter the greenhouse gets, the more air can escape out of its rooftop vents, which pulls outside air in through the cooling tubes. The air cools as it travels the 40' and enters the house like A/C. In the winter, the tubes are closed and the greenhouse can get even hotter than in the summer because of the low sun pushing more sunlight into the house. Vents between the greenhouse and the home create convection currents that move that heat inside. Also mention worthy is that losing a couple dividing tire walls inside doesn't make a huge difference. There is still tons of thermal mass in the floors and interior can walls. <a href="#comment-513" rel="nofollow">@Hanks </a> @Hanks
Hanks, sorry I missed your replay last year! Let me clarify a couple things. In the summertime, that extra thermal mass from the dividing U walls would be holding cool temperature from the night. To more than compensate, cooling tubes have been added to the back of the home. These tubes run 40′ through the back berm and capitalize on the earth’s temperature of 56 degrees F. The hotter the greenhouse gets, the more air can escape out of its rooftop vents, which pulls outside air in through the cooling tubes. The air cools as it travels the 40′ and enters the house like A/C.

In the winter, the tubes are closed and the greenhouse can get even hotter than in the summer because of the low sun pushing more sunlight into the house. Vents between the greenhouse and the home create convection currents that move that heat inside.

Also mention worthy is that losing a couple dividing tire walls inside doesn’t make a huge difference. There is still tons of thermal mass in the floors and interior can walls.

@Hanks

]]> Comment on Baja Earthship Build, Days 4-7 by BobVM http://www.chromasomatic.com/blog/?p=681&cpage=1#comment-9557 BobVM Sun, 24 Apr 2011 01:24:22 +0000 http://www.chromasomatic.com/blog/?p=681#comment-9557 I've got the same issues with the global model. I want to build an earthship in Mongolia. Obviously we're removing a LOT of thermal mass from the sidewalls, although can/bottle walls are going to go up a lot faster (except for that concrete room divider at the rear) than a few hundred more rammed earth tires. What's good about the global model is the roof (simple, accepts metal roof for clean water, interfaces with 3rd greenhouse, although you have to put in a foundation for the front). It also probably matches the third Phoenix greenhouse. In Mongolia we don't need to show anybody plans and I'll be supervising it all. I'll make my own plans with enough details for myself. I'm contemplating replacing the internal can/bottle sidewalls with tire walls, even though tire walls could take hundreds of man hours longer. I'll keep the straight backwall to attach the vigas, but bring tires up straight up to the ceiling. I also want a solar toilet or compost toilet, generic planters, a kitchen on the front face, not the expensive botanical cells. People in the US need that stuff to stay with code. I’ve got the same issues with the global model. I want to build an earthship in Mongolia. Obviously we’re removing a LOT of thermal mass from the sidewalls, although can/bottle walls are going to go up a lot faster (except for that concrete room divider at the rear) than a few hundred more rammed earth tires. What’s good about the global model is the roof (simple, accepts metal roof for clean water, interfaces with 3rd greenhouse, although you have to put in a foundation for the front). It also probably matches the third Phoenix greenhouse. In Mongolia we don’t need to show anybody plans and I’ll be supervising it all. I’ll make my own plans with enough details for myself. I’m contemplating replacing the internal can/bottle sidewalls with tire walls, even though tire walls could take hundreds of man hours longer. I’ll keep the straight backwall to attach the vigas, but bring tires up straight up to the ceiling. I also want a solar toilet or compost toilet, generic planters, a kitchen on the front face, not the expensive botanical cells. People in the US need that stuff to stay with code.

]]> Comment on Kicking off the Off the Grid Build video series by Jeremy http://www.chromasomatic.com/blog/?p=1089&cpage=1#comment-7946 Jeremy Tue, 15 Feb 2011 05:13:49 +0000 http://www.chromasomatic.com/blog/?p=1089#comment-7946 At some point or another we're gonna come visit. I need to learn a few key things in the building process before I start my own anyways. At some point or another we’re gonna come visit. I need to learn a few key things in the building process before I start my own anyways.

]]> Comment on Kicking off the Off the Grid Build video series by Dan Richfield http://www.chromasomatic.com/blog/?p=1089&cpage=1#comment-7927 Dan Richfield Mon, 14 Feb 2011 20:47:16 +0000 http://www.chromasomatic.com/blog/?p=1089#comment-7927 Jeremy, I'm going to be there all summer so I hope to see you at some point! Jeremy, I’m going to be there all summer so I hope to see you at some point!

]]> Comment on Kicking off the Off the Grid Build video series by Jeremy http://www.chromasomatic.com/blog/?p=1089&cpage=1#comment-7851 Jeremy Sun, 13 Feb 2011 06:12:57 +0000 http://www.chromasomatic.com/blog/?p=1089#comment-7851 I'm excited for you and extremely jealous! I wish I could come help but there's just no way for me to get out there in March. I hope everything goes smoothly! I’m excited for you and extremely jealous! I wish I could come help but there’s just no way for me to get out there in March. I hope everything goes smoothly!

]]> Comment on Climbing at Hueco Tanks, TX by emily http://www.chromasomatic.com/blog/?p=1083&cpage=1#comment-7824 emily Sat, 12 Feb 2011 19:37:14 +0000 http://www.chromasomatic.com/blog/?p=1083#comment-7824 wow!!! great video! wow!!! great video!

]]> Comment on Climbing at Hueco Tanks, TX by emily http://www.chromasomatic.com/blog/?p=1083&cpage=1#comment-7823 emily Sat, 12 Feb 2011 19:24:46 +0000 http://www.chromasomatic.com/blog/?p=1083#comment-7823 he said mustache ride? hhahahahaaa he said mustache ride? hhahahahaaa

]]> Comment on Kicking off the Off the Grid Build video series by emily http://www.chromasomatic.com/blog/?p=1089&cpage=1#comment-7822 emily Sat, 12 Feb 2011 19:20:56 +0000 http://www.chromasomatic.com/blog/?p=1089#comment-7822 good job!!! very sweet! im psyched to see these progress good job!!! very sweet! im psyched to see these progress

]]> Comment on Climbing at Hueco Tanks, TX by emily http://www.chromasomatic.com/blog/?p=1083&cpage=1#comment-7774 emily Fri, 11 Feb 2011 11:44:50 +0000 http://www.chromasomatic.com/blog/?p=1083#comment-7774 wow! good job!!!! smooth! wow! good job!!!! smooth!

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