On 16/06/2014 20:38, Rick Hughes wrote:
On 16/06/2014 17:17, Martin Brown wrote:
On 16/06/2014 17:07, Rick Hughes wrote:
On 16/06/2014 14:10, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

One option is install a LOT of thermal mass and draw the curtains by
day
and open the windows by night.


Timber frame ... so the opposite is in this build

Grow ivy or climbing plants up the S & SW facing sides?

Install external shutters on the windows... or roller blinds.

Bo***cks to that ... ruins brickwork & pointing

Only if it is rubbish grade pointing and modern useless bricks.

The point is that plants can keep their own temperature under control in
the sunshine and stop the outer walls becoming storage heaters.

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Regards,
Martin Brown