Tweakers' Asylum

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In Reply to: RE: good thought posted by dave c on September 26, 2008 at 13:45:56

Old houses, if they are over-insulated and sealed, no longer have sufficient air exchange with the outside. It's something to keep in mind. Ludicrously, modern building codes ensure total sealing and then mandate electric fans to counter it. I'll take my leaky house and wood stove any day.

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good point, I wondered what caused me to turn blue... - dave c 14:08:36 09/27/08 (2)
Actually you can never really seal up an old house and here in the sub tropics there are windows open for most of the year... probably a good ten months.
Control of breezes is a major issue here and good design can largely escape from the dreaded air-con.
- http://www.gabrielpoole.com.au/lightweight.html (Open in New Window)
- Cool buildings link! ~t - mpathus 14:48:47 09/27/08 (1)
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  - Gabriel - dave c 14:09:21 09/28/08 (0)
    As you probably figured out, those houses are designed by Gabriel Poole whom I met when I first moved here.
    He also designed my first house here.
    Although not as well known as Glen Murcutt, Gabriel has spent has life wanting to design affordable houses for ordinary people.
    The vernacular style here of corrugated metal and all the stuff you can see in his houses was to a large extent something he has developed.
    I imagine he will never get the big fame, but he is a VERY special architect.

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