Trombe Walls

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Renee Saavedra

March 30, 2023 22:01

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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  Dalia Nori May 02, 2023 09:46

  I think trombe wall works well for heat gain not for cooling, I am not sure though, hopefully  will get the correct responses soon.
  
  

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  Dalia

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  Jason Fairbanks October 11, 2024 07:58

  As far as I know, Trombe walls are a passive HEATING strategy. I.e., absorb heat during the day then emit it during the cool evening hours. Internally, of course.

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  Dalia Nori March 31, 2023 17:56

  Hi Renee,

  Can you attach the question please?

  Best,

  Dalia

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  Erik Herman May 02, 2023 05:10

  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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  Linda Mejia December 11, 2024 04:15

  What I read from SWL is that it is a "Solar heating system consisting of a masonry thermal storage wall placed between the solar aperture (glass) and the heated space." So in this book the trombe wall specifically, is regarded as a heating strategy but a material with high thermal mass is regarded as a cooling strategy...? 

  I thought a trombe wall is a material with thermal mass? It's a thick concrete wall that will absorb the heat during the day and then transfer it at night when it's cold. Having those two answers in the list of answers if very confusing. 

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