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Originally Posted by drainoil
In an aside, my great grandfather was in construction years ago. He built most of his houses with poured concrete walls.
That type of construction is rarely used anymore in my area but the energy savings potential seems to really be there.
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After being used as a
style element, poured concrete is now being "re-discovered" for use in passive houses
(houses that don't need heating, or extremely little of it)
The sheer mass of the concrete acts as a thermal buffer, preventing quick heating up or cooling down of the house.