on rune factory 2 i get bored what should i do ?
One of my current research projects involves a solar buildingMy main interest is material engineering for the glazing, which involves choosing materials that are transparent in the visible and strongly absorbing in the part of the infrared that corresponds to to thermal radiation from the building and insulatingThis is the south wallThe walls that don't face the sun are well insulatedHeat is lost by radiation, convection and conductionHopefully, you already have a sealed shell to eliminate convectionThermal radiation is minimized by using a material that is flat (little surface texture) and has low emissivityHighly reflective surfaces such as Al foil have low emissivityI am using A2A which is aluminized bubble wrap and has an R value of 8A 125 ft X 4 ft roll costs about $110Get a wider roll if you can as taping strips together (I have about 3000 sq ft) is a bit of workThe Al is about 95% reflective in the infrared, which takes care of the radiation problemI am using straw bales ( wheat straw on 1/2 of the building and flax straw on the other 1/2) as the main barrier to conductive lossThe bales are 36 x 16 x 18Using the 18 thickness, the R value is 50The straw bales were purchased from local farmers for $2.25 to $2.50 each including delivery and are less than half the cost of fiber glassKeep the bales dry or they will rotStraw, unlike fiber glass is flammable, so it is necessary to put up a barrier to prevent access to oxygenTraditionally, mud or stucco have been usedCheck your local building codeDoes it work? Yesterday afternoon it was hazy due to blowing snow and -17 C outside the building and + 5 C insideAt night the inside temperature drops to -8 CIn October the internal day temperatures were an uncomfortable + 46 CIf I had a larger research grant (hint, hint) I would store energy in the ground during the summer for use in the winter.
A combination of spray-in foam to seal the outside envelope, 2 air space in the wall, and bubble foil gives superior performance to fiberglass in my experienceNone of this is considered edible by pests - a big plus over organic insulation.
