Trombe Walls
Hi - In the practice exam there was a question regarding energy-efficient strategies, everything that I've researched says trombe walls are effective in high-low temp climates like the desert (i.e. southwest). Can someone explain why that wasn't an answer for the question below?
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This is confusing... in all of the readings and online practice exams (including Ballasts Mock exam) the Trombe wall is suggested as the better method over Thermal Mass in SouthWest. In addition, a Trombe wall can be engineered (thickness, material) to collect/ distribute heat most accurately, while floors and other Thermal mass techniques are at the mercy of furniture and construction methods. Technically Trombe Wall IS a thermal mass, so maybe that's why NCARB chose it?
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