Greetings,
Actually, yes for heating more insulation is better. For cooling, this
may not work. Too many people in Houston have put in extra insulation
to watch their electric bill go up. The reason: Humans living in the
home create heat. A super insulated home may cost more to cool, since
the human generated heat has no where to go. A balance between
ventilation and insulation is what is required in a hot, humid climate.
Deep porches, lots of windows and doors that take advantage of the
prevailing breezes. High ceilings without ceiling fans, I want the heat
to stay there and not come down and haunt me. This is a bare start to a
comfortable home here. I too have lived in both extreme cold,
[Edmonton, Alberta, Canada] and here in hot, humid, Gulf Coast Texas.
The building styles are very different. We do not use AC, it is not
needed with a properly built home.
Bright Blessigns,
Kim
donald1miller wrote:
> Passive solar homes are built to capture heat from the sun during daylight hours and then releasing it back into the structure at night. This is the last thing you want to do in the summer. A properly built pc home would have thick walls with would provide great R value and keep the heat out of the house. This would work to your advantage in the winter as well, keeping the cold out of the house. I have lived in extremes of both cold and heat and the more insulation you have in the walls and ceiling the easier it is to heat and cool.
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