drdawg said:I wish I could send you my clay, @stone, 1000's of tons of it.
Most houses nowadays are not built for "natural" cooling. In the old days, we had a wrap-around porch and an attic fan that pulled air through the windows. I don't know anyone who wants to go back to those days. I certainly don't.
Are you in the "gumbo" belt, drdawg?
Maybe count yer blessings.
I had the chance to plant in that gumbo clay during my migrant Ag days.
And as tough as that stuff is to work in, it can be very productive.
I'd totally trade you in a minute.
When you have a minute, maybe research Sandhills.
It ain't bad enough that water and nutrients drain away immediately, we're in a bit of a rain shadow.
When those storms race across la ms al, they split at the ga border... Half of the moisture heads north to the Appalachian chimmney, and the rest heads to fl!
So.. very dry here. A humid desert.
Re homes built for the heat....
The designs are there... Anyone building their own home totally has the option to build appropriately.
My previous house was oriented to the south with free heat coming through the window in winter...
The sun was overhead in the summer, and low north windows and high south windows meant a constant breeze all summer... Without a fan.
Plus... The solar array on the roof.... Which meant home made electric.
And... The spring fed water... I dug out a seep spring... Cold showers to cool off in those triple digit days...
I visit the occasional survivalist forums.... Where everybody is interested in those homes built for the climate...
Air conditioning simply doesn't make sense...
There's a theory that it may add to the global warming that seems to be aggravating the climate...
Why wouldn't a low tech approach be better than all the houses being turned into walk-in coolers... That leaves everyone at the mercy of the electric company...
Remember brownouts, rolling blackouts?
Might want to make a plan.
Or build a spring house.
