http://inhabitat.com/house-of-five-dreams-rammed-earth-eco-home-keeps-its-cool-in-the-sonoran-desert/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Sat, 25 May 2013 19:09:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://inhabitat.com/house-of-five-dreams-rammed-earth-eco-home-keeps-its-cool-in-the-sonoran-desert/comment-page-1/#comment-346515 cdohh Wed, 20 Jul 2011 03:49:36 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=278023#comment-346515 Depends on the exact climate, but the thicker the rammed earth walls, the longer they act within the lag-effect (absorbing/storing the heat from the hot days and releasing it into the interior in the night). They usually have to be a good 2'-4' thick to work correctly. Personally, I love how they look too. Depends on the exact climate, but the thicker the rammed earth walls, the longer they act within the lag-effect (absorbing/storing the heat from the hot days and releasing it into the interior in the night). They usually have to be a good 2′-4′ thick to work correctly. Personally, I love how they look too.

]]> http://inhabitat.com/house-of-five-dreams-rammed-earth-eco-home-keeps-its-cool-in-the-sonoran-desert/comment-page-1/#comment-346393 Ahauser02 Tue, 19 Jul 2011 13:52:53 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=278023#comment-346393 The glass and clean metal top-level of the building is a really nice contrast, both in its color and lightness, to the heavy material and tones of the rammed earth and steel lower-level. This is a really beautiful piece! I'm just curious why the rammed earth walls are 4' thick? http://www.aaronhauser.com/the-boden-haus/ The glass and clean metal top-level of the building is a really nice contrast, both in its color and lightness, to the heavy material and tones of the rammed earth and steel lower-level. This is a really beautiful piece! I’m just curious why the rammed earth walls are 4′ thick? http://www.aaronhauser.com/the-boden-haus/

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