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RE: How I Helped a Yogi Build A Fully Fledged Earthship With No Budget and 30 Volunteers! Rishikesh Yoga Ashram
Likely using straw because tire ramming is uber laborious. Good on you, keep up the great work.
lol.. i think you miss the point.. which is why I am here ;-)
We build the main walls in two weeks.. it was great fun. Straw has no thermal mass, so for the rest of your life you will need to chop wood or pay for fuel to heat your house.. The Earthship will heat itself up with its heavy tyre walls.. no bills, no effort for life..
2 weeks of hard work (with a big group is really amazing), traded for a lifetime of comfort!
u can use straw to insulate, but you really need some thermal mass if you want performance!
hope that helps!
It depends on your geographic location... here in the north east usa we have long cold winters... so if your fighting the cold its better to thermally gap the exterior from cold and use thermal mass to hold your created heat in the interior...
Yes for Sure! Thats what i meant ;) would be sure waste of thermal massnotherwise. Great comment!