Earth sheltering
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Earth sheltering is the architectural practice of using earth against building walls for external thermal mass, to reduce heat loss, and to easily maintain a steady indoor air temperature. Earth sheltering is popular in modern times among advocates of passive solar and sustainable architecture, but has been around for nearly as long as humans have been constructing their own shelter.
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Types:
- Burdei
- Dugout
- Earth lodge
- Earthship
- Grubenhaus
- Kiva
- Pit-house
- Quiggly hole
- Rock cut
- Sod house
- Yaodong
- Zemlyanka}}
Applications:
- Daylight basement
- Earth cooling tubes
- Energy-efficient landscaping
- Energy conservation
- Green roof
- Hurricane-proof building
- Passive house
- Passive solar
- Radiation shielding}}
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