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optimal growing conditions during summer months. The rammed earth provides a unique visual impact, but perhaps the most impressive element of the technology is its energy efficiency. When supplemented with other energy-saving technology, it is designed to save up to 80 per cent in heating and cooling costs. Inside the 18-inch-thick walls, five inches of mineral wool insulation is sandwiched between rammed earth. This gives the walls the benefit of the thermal massing, but with a thermal break. “Through a long winter, where temperatures get really low, we don’t have the risk of cold migrating through a masonry wall… creating that climate that people associate with stone castles, where in the winter they got very damp and uncomfortable,” Deeks says. Unlike a stone castle, the home is certified as R2000 and Built Green Platinum with a high EnerGuide rating of 88 to 90. Rammed-earth walls and foundations have been found in Chinese archeological sites that date from 5000 BC. In the past, blood or lime were among the agents used to help bind the earth together. Deeks admits RDC didn’t have to go that far. Perhaps a few drops of sweat were added to the mix. However, he believes the home will be around and making positive impressions for a very, very long time. W
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