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		<title>Concrete Floor Finish</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:10:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Conrad</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The best way that I can think of to add a large amount (20+ tonnes) of thermal mass to a solar home is by adding concrete floors. By doing this, one can get two uses, thermal storage and a finished floor,  out of the same investment. Furthermore, since the mass of a concrete floor is so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MCNZH &#8211; Progress (part 6)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 20:34:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Conrad</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Pouring concrete, main floor, MCNZH) A lot has been achieved in the three months since my last progress report. Concrete Floors and Counter Tops We poured concrete floors over the subfloors a couple of months ago. We originally framed the walls of the house 2.5 inches higher than normal to accommodate the depth of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Passive Solar Design</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 22:08:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Conrad</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(MCNZH concrete floor being bathed by sun through a 9’x6’ window) The most important design considerations for cold climate building are insulation, building envelope, and passive solar design. Given our lofty goals for the Mill Creek NetZero Home (MCNZH), we pushed hard to maximize our return on every one of these fronts. The MCNZH collects [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wood Burning (part 2)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:42:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Conrad</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Scan Andersen 10 woodstove, installed in the MCNZH. People commenting on a recent national CBC article about Edmonton’s NetZero Energy houses spent a lot of effort criticizing the fact that the Mill Creek NetZero Home (MCNZH) has a wood burning stove. Besides proving beyond a doubt that the only thing worse than an ignoramus [...]]]></description>
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