It's a commonly held belief that adding mass into your building will make it more energy efficient. In this episode I talk with Es Tresidder about whether this is true and when extra mass in your building can be beneficial.

About Es - I am a certified Passivhaus and AECB Carbonlite Retrofit designer. I have over ten years of experience in low-energy buildings in both consultancy and academic roles.  I also teach on two Masters courses (Developing Low Carbon Communities and Sustainable Energy Solutions) for The University of Highlands and Islands.

Episode 74 Links:

• Article by Es - http://www.highlandpassive.com/index.php/how-much-does-mass-matter/
• Es Twitter - https://twitter.com/EsTresidder
• Hempcrete - Hygrothermal performance of an experimental hemp-lime
  building - https://purehost.bath.ac.uk/ws/files/217154/Lawrence_Key-Eng-Mat_2012_517.pdf
• Dunning Kruger effect - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect
• Straw PassivHaus - https://youtu.be/ty7X_YfzvVY
• Passipedia - https://passipedia.org/

Workshop - Earth Building - Falkland Estate - Scotland

• https://falklandestate.co.uk/event/earth-and-fibre-in-huts-and-homes-build-school-course/
• https://falklandestate.co.uk/2022-build-school-and-hut-fest-dates-released/
  videos from last year:
  Earth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpMbdzBxuvE&list=PLhZmoxmlsuzkJcqe8dBn0T0IOtSBsxRbZ&index=3
  Turf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ieKXt6CFT0&list=PLhZmoxmlsuzkJcqe8dBn0T0IOtSBsxRbZ&index=1
  Timber https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hROeCcQdYIA&list=PLhZmoxmlsuzkJcqe8dBn0T0IOtSBsxRbZ&index=4
  Location https://www.y

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