Group: alt.energy.renewable
From: Steve Ackman
Date: Friday, February 22, 2008 11:53 AM
Subject: Re: Plastic Dome Doghouse -- Leaky

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In <6ff22d5e-cce7-4657-b816-851ef59dbf54@h11g2000prf.googlegroups.com>,
on Sat, 16 Feb 2008 10:44:20 -0800 (PST), gary@builditsolar.com,
gary@builditsolar.com wrote:

> Problems/Questions:
> Brick floor is undesirable, but putting a pad over the brick means the
> brick mass does not get direct sun. How to get good solar transfer to
> the mass and still have a good sleeping surface?
>
> How to add more thermal mass without taking up too much space?

Think Trombe Wall.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trombe_wall