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@baumdesign8237

9 ай бұрын

Are you sure about denim is the most ecofriendly..cotton needs extremely more water in comparisson to Hemp or certainly wool..and tadaah those have a better insulation property. LEAF OF LIFE LOL

When I was a kid most shops had awnings outside to protect inside from both hot and cold weather. Seems like some older practices could be brought back to help.

@LeafofLifeWorld

9 ай бұрын

shops tend to be big glass windows and need all the extra coverage they can get

I have a white metal roof, it makes a big difference. My deciduous trees are about 10 feet tall, helping afternoon shade/transpiration already and farther out I have evergreens for wind block. I adjust window coverings during the day. I manage passive heat gain for 10 hours of winter warmth. My raised beds circle the house and act as earth berms for the house. All old low tech. Outside window shutters are a temptation, a protection against windstorms, too. I have a 10x10 zen rock garden entry on the north and it is my favorite place summer and winter. One Adirondack chair rocks, gravel, one miniature pampas grass and a tiny evergreen shrub. I have a tiny Korean charcoal grill and wok that I like using there. No McMansion but suits me.

When I was younger my grandparents had this big metal window fan from the 50's or 60's. It came from Sears and Roebuck. It only moved air 1 way. Pull air from inside to outside. It had at least a foot & a half blades on it. With the front door open that was shaded as well by trees & a screened in porch. They never really had to turn the AC on during the hot Charleston SC summers. The draft coming through the house was more like a light to moderate breeze. Since it was in the kitchen next to the stove. The stove never had a chance to heat up the house.

@truthseeker9688

26 күн бұрын

Yes, and whatever happened to attic fans? They Worked! But, they were very loud...could there be a more quiet solution?

My building was renovated and before they started I mentioned that the insulation needed upgrading. They didn't. My tub is sitting on slats next to cement connected to an outdoor walkway, the bottom is cold in winter so epsom soothing baths (low ones, the same amount of water of a 4 minute shower, are no more. Under kitchen cabinets are warm and no root vegetable can be kept there in summer because they sprout readily. Nobody cares that are energy bills will just climb.

It is amazing the options that are underutilized…

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denim insulation sounds great... using the combination as in #1 would be best, of course. thank you for this info !

@LeafofLifeWorld

9 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

My bedroom has the worst climate control of any room in my home. It's the hottest room in the summer and coldest in the winter. To help remedy this I use white curtains in the summer which has kept the room noticeably cooler, and very dark heavy curtains in winter which attracts sun and warms the room during the day, and the thickness helps insulate the room at night.

in Iowa we used to have the greatest ambient temperature in the world. not sure now. when i bought my home i planted mulberry trees on the south side. deciduous trees on the south side have the effect of shade in winter and letting sunlight in in the winter. i don't use air conditioning. our temps got up to 100 f this year. did not need ac. since we have a dryer climate heat does not affect like in the southern states. it seems winters may be warmer with climate change in iowa? at least this year el nino is predicted to elevate temps this winter. gas is a problem. i heated with gas up until last year and switched to electric. while not ideal electric is cheaper than gas. i use space heaters just enough to keep the temps above freezing except in one room. my system was not exactly ready for this and right now i am rewiring a few circuits to handle that technique. electric is manageable at least. gas has a number of problems besides expense. it pollutes, and is dangerous. i'm glad i removed it. i use oil circulating space heaters for safely sake. i have one in each room that is a water source. in the basement i have electrical tape on the pipes just in case. there is one cold spot in the basement especially which i am insulating better. my roof has an asphalt tile that is corrugated to look like ceramic roof tile. i installed it myself right over the existing asphalt shingles. it gives and extra barrier to the sun. this is not a perfect system as the squirrels will sometimes think that nibbling on the asphalt is fun. but that is a rare occurrence. also my home made from concrete brick, decorative. i'm not sure what effect this has? but at least it is a bit more resistant to heavy weather than just wood. our town seems to be on a slight elevation and heavy storms generally dissipate before they reach us or just go around which is handy. i don't think we have ever had a tornado in town. but there are signs of tornado damage in towns around us. i guess i'm lucky? we will see.

@SomeBuddy777

8 ай бұрын

Blessed 😇

My partner & I opted for denim insulation about 10 years ago when we renovated. We love it. The particular brand we chose uses borate to kill bugs & bacteria, and makes it fire resistant. One method not mentioned is to have a white roof to reflect light and heat. Some mistakenly assume this only applies to homes in the South, like mine, but according to what I’ve read this isn’t true because any heat gain a black roof might provide in cold weather is too little to help in reducing energy use because of the extreme truncation of daylight during winter as you proceed northward. The average energy usage and cost is empirically almost always more with a dark roof no matter where you live.

In the Netherlands a moderate climate we use a slightly different solution to shutters. A rollout sunscreen or “markies zonnescherm”. While AC is becoming popular this was everywhere and is still around for a lot ot homes. The passive ability to block or not block sun helps to allow sun to enter when it becomes colder again and blocks sum when warmer. It also does not block the view like the french style shutters. Unfortunately these seem to get out of fashion in favor of AC because the peak temperatures are getting higher and people want to cool their homes after becoming too hot (you have to roll out the shades consciously before the sun enters) Personally I have a mix of the Dutch style markies zonneschermen, insulation and natural ventilation by opening windows, this just about works on peak temperatures.

@LeafofLifeWorld

9 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing, the rollout sunscreen sounds interesting!

Plant more and more trees, plants and flowers.. Love, peace.

We use a tranclucent plastic foil. It's like tinting the windows. It's best to use on the outside. Other windows have (more expensive) thermal blinds. The glass gets hot, but most of the heat is reflected out and in winter they do the opposite.

Yes it is gonna change the world

An energy efficient home or business is more comfortable and saves money in the long run. Solar energy on your roof combined with battery storage can make people more independent from the grid and natural gas supplies. Add solar and supplemental electric heating or a heat pump for home heating.. Added insulation, triple glaze windows, energy efficient doors, energy efficient heating and cooling systems, energy efficient appliances, LED lighting, smart thermostats, solar panels combined with battery storage and a electric vehicle charger in the garage or car park. People are too focused on the short term costs and miss out on long term savings and comfort. Blower door testing and air sealing are under appreciated tools.Even if you have money to burn you should not waste it. Climate Change will impact everyone. Leave a better future for your children and grandchildren. Join in and speak up for the future of the planet.

insulation does not stop heat/cold. Insulation only slows down the heat/cold. In addition, insulation will create a huge mountain of waste in the near future.

4:46 denim insulstion awnigs green roof and exhaust fanszsll do help

*MY COMMUNIST WIND CATER IS WORKING BRILLIANTLY TODAY* - perfect conditions for it. 22ºC inside 32ºC outside and a REALLY strong cold wind through the house Ive had to turn it right down as it was getting too cold. It was not so good 2 weeks ago when it was 42ºC outside. It seems to lose efficiency over 35ºC

I live in a apartment during day time outer walls absorb heat and room walls reatains heat until midnight. What insulation can be done from Inside since from exterior apartment permission will not be given

@markhedger6378

8 ай бұрын

You can dry line the interior walls with a plasterboard that has a foam silvered insulation on the back , it is fixed on with dob and dab , whereby an adhesive gunk is plopped onto the back in equal spaces and then pushed onto the wall where it sticks. It's easy to finish off and paint

Personally, the only thing I care about with this is not wasting resources that I do not have to. I find it annoying that our modern architecture isn't only ugly and utilitarian but designed to waste resources like electricity. If every home was built to maintain a comfortable temperature range year round, then we would be able to keep more of our own money. If we collected our own rainwater with tanks large enough to store a years worth of water for the average house and had home filtration systems and septic systems, we would save a lot on water. Even electricity could be done at the scale of the individual homes. Eliminating the grid would save a ton of money and resources. That money could be used for more important things like say building wealth at the individual level.

I am somewhat disappointed that these ideas are only directed at homeowners, or rather: homebuilders. As an ordinary tenant, I had hoped for something I could do. Cities are literally hotspots, and it is in cities where most renters live.

@LeafofLifeWorld

9 ай бұрын

Maybe you can utilise option number 1 ?

@lysan1445

9 ай бұрын

Well, I can open my windows, but it's a small flat, and my two windows open to the same side and at the same level, so I can't create a cross breeze. I open them at night when it is cooler, which helps a bit. The house has no outside shutters, so I bought some blinds with sun-reflecting outsides. On hot days I'll keep them shut during the day, and when I come home from work, my flat is noticeably cooler than outside. But it has limits, especially when the heat lasts more than a week. Then the stones of the house are heated up and radiate the heat inside.@@LeafofLifeWorld

@piccalillipit9211

9 ай бұрын

OK I might be able to help. I live in an ex-communist apartment block in Bulgaria, it has a wind catcher to provide colling so I don't have AC. But this year it got to 42ºC for nearly 2 weeks and the passive cooling stopped working. I came up with some things and spoke to the old people in the block and this is what you do - and ti REALLY makes a huge difference. MOST of the heat comes in through the windows. You want 3 levels of protection - first you want sheets of hardboard cut to fit the size of your windows and either covered in tin foil or painted silver on the smooth side. These go up against the window to reflect 80% of the heat. I did nt have these prepared so I just used white cars and that worked well. Then you want either decorative rugs or thick blankets on poles that you can hang over the windows Then you want thick curtains to replace your decorative curtains. The key is to keep the heat out. Then 5am open all your doors and windows to get the cold night air into the building. Close them at about 9am as it starts to warm up. About 3pm when the hose is getting hot open a north-facing downstairs window and a south-facing upstairs window and this will cause convection to move air through the house - if you have one use a fan to blow the air OUR of the house at the top window. I managed to get through the 42ºC period with NO air conditioning with these techniques. OH - final thing, prepare all these things BEFORE it gets hot so they are ready to go, Its miserable messing with rugs and blankets and boards at 40ºC

@lysan1445

9 ай бұрын

Thanks! It always pays off to ask older people about these things! I could certainly put up reflecting hardboards. I also have two thick curtains for my door to keep out the cold in winter - I can easily hang them in front of my windows. Other than that, I am out of luck. Our staircase windows cannot be opened, and though I tried to convince my neighbours to close the house door during the hot days and only open it at the coolest time of the night, they leave the doors open all day. As I am at work all day, I can do nothing about it. But I am sure your other recommendations will work well.@@piccalillipit9211

@markhedger6378

8 ай бұрын

​@@piccalillipit9211fantastic tips thank you

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What refrigerating gases specifically? R-12 has been abandoned for decades. Be specific. HFOs (hydrofluoroolefin compounds) are NOT greenhouse gases and are also found in nature. Modern refrigeration used HFOs. Other refrigeration in modern countries is to be reclaimed, and in many with serious penalties if not reclaimed, others can only be done by licensed professionals. Misinformation and disinformation will not help the fight against global warming.

@LeafofLifeWorld

8 ай бұрын

It was CFCs that were banned not HFCs Hydrofluorocarbons are a class of man-made chemicals used in everything from air conditioning and refrigeration to insultation and aerosols. They became widespread in the 1980s as an alternative to ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). Use of CFCs was banned in 1992 by the Montreal Protocol. HFC air conditioning gases were then used to replace CFCs in air conditioning systems. HFCs are considered more environmentally friendly than CFCs because they do not contribute to the degradation of the ozone layer. However, HFCs have also been recognized as very potent greenhouse gases.

@headbanger1428

8 ай бұрын

@@LeafofLifeWorld You’re talking about old refrigerants: CFC, HFC, and HCFC. I’m saying that HFOs have been used for well over a decade. It doesn’t also change my point that recycling air conditioners means even more care and heavy fines are taken into account to recycle the antiquated refrigerants.

AIRCONDITIONERS MAKE THE PLANET HOTTER? AMAZING, DON'T TELL THE POLLITIANS!🤔

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You start your video with saying design in the most important - then you say what if you have no control over the design? Well there are many solutions... then you talk about using green rooves and underground geothermal heat pumps, etc which are very much part of the design you must incorporate into the building from the start... For geothermal to work the building foundations must have appropriate insulation built into the foundations, which is near impossible to fix in retrospect. So why talk about making changes to the home in retrospect and then introduce ideas which really only work if you design the home with those things in mind? And your number 1 solution is really called passive solar home design. Again not something you can easily do to an existing building that is poorly designed. Again asides from putting insulation in the walls and ceilings, all of the solutions are design solutions which need to be done before building is constructed. I agree with most of what you said, except that the solutions are something you can apply as a fix on an existing home. If you are going to build a new home then your solutions are great... but not sensible if you already live in a poorly designed home.

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We built a passive design home. It has exterior reflective insulation and lots of thermal mass. Our house is heated completely from the sun in the winter, and just needs some evaporative cooling in the summer. I like the idea of planting trees to help direct the air through the windows. 😎 Thanks 🌞🏜️

@RedandAprilOff-Grid

8 ай бұрын

Here's a video showing our passive design and how it works in the winter. kzread.info/dash/bejne/iYaNsZKsoMrVnrg.html

@LeafofLifeWorld

8 ай бұрын

Amazing 👏

@estebancorral5151

Ай бұрын

You definitely lacked trees. You also lacked a grey water system . You are in desert and need to use every drop efficiently. You are not. This will also create a cooler environment around your house while create soil.

@RedandAprilOff-Grid

Ай бұрын

@@estebancorral5151 We have a lot of mesquite trees on our property, and the soil underneath them is fantastic for the garden and trees. There is a decent sized mesquite tree on the west side of the house. We are watering it so it will offer more afternoon shade. Last spring we planted fruit trees on the east side of the house. The gutter directs all of the run off water from the roof into a trench that goes in-between the two rows of trees. The water from the shop roof is also directed to water some newly planted trees. Our gray water (laundry, showers and bathroom sinks) goes to a sycamore tree that we planted last year. We also patched the large berm that was already on the property, and we added a pond that fills when it rains. It takes time, but we are definitely trying to make use of all of the water we get here in the desert. 🌦️🏜️