Thai environment, energy, safety issues

Solar Power

By Anonymous, Created on: 29/03/2005, Last updated on: 31/03/2015

» I dont understand why Thailand is not using the sun which is there 365 days/year. Can anybody tell me ? I am in the process of building a house but when it comes to solar energy i might have to import myself to only then be confronted with a high import tax on such products. And that while closing...

• Anonymous commented : Dear Janet, Insulation is a great idea. I know that rice hull insulated houses have been built in Louisiana with great success and that rice hulls are claimed to be the cheapest insulation you can buy in US if you live within 600 miles of a rice mill. I did not know they baled rice hulls. I think you may mean rice straw. In any case rice hulls are an excellent insulator and would be very appropriate for use in the right circumstances. Did you know that the use of ceiling insulation has been shown to increase air conditioning energy use in Bangkok because after the home heats up during the day, the radiant loss of heat to the night sky is impeded by the insulation. However insulation has its place and if used wisely can be a big asset.. But it takes intelligent planning. I see no reasons why it cannot be used in walls of homes and in ceilings of buildings which are air conditioned during the day. Ventilation thru good design appears to be the best first approach tried and after that then after that heat reflective coatings on walls and roofs , followed by geoexchange air conditioni8ng. INSULATION PROBABLY WILL WORK BEST IF MOVABLE , ALLOWING BREEZES TO REMOVE HEAT WHEN NECESSARY AND PROVIDING A CLOSED IN AIR CONDITIONED SPACE AS DESIRED. My ideas what do you think ? Randy

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