Understand Thermal Mass
Learn how materials such as concrete, brick, stone, and tile can absorb heat, store it, and release it later.
Reduce the Load First
Understand why the enclosure comes first. Reduce heating and cooling loads before deciding whether thermal mass has a useful job to do.
Know When Mass Actually Helps
Learn why more thermal mass is not automatically better and why mass should not be confused with insulation or a radiant heating system.
About Stick Eighteen — The Flywheel
Thermal mass can store heat and release it later, but that does not mean every building needs more of it. Stick Eighteen explores how thermal mass works and asks an important question: what are we actually trying to store? After Stick Seventeen reduces the heating and cooling load, you’ll look at whether the remaining conditions give thermal mass a useful job. Winter solar gain might be stored for later, while unwanted summer heat could create a different problem. The goal is to use thermal mass intentionally, understand what charges and empties it, and document the strategy so future changes to flooring, furnishings, or the building do not accidentally defeat it.
Curriculum
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How Thermal Mass Stores and Releases Heat
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STICK EIGHTEEN — ASSESSMENT BANK
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Give the Flywheel a Real Job
Thermal mass should have a purpose. Start Stick Eighteen and learn how heat can be stored and released, when that storage can help, and when the right decision may be to do nothing at all.
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