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FB and I have almost identical ideas about thermostats. Mercury switches are nostalgic to say the least...
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Can I get a Permalink to where I made some offhand comment that is construed in that way?
For the record, I think using energy to manage the heat and cooling is inefficient. A correctly shaped volume (hemisphere) glazed with a material that controls energy transfer (photochromic glass, Cloud Gel) obviates the need. The best problem is no problem.
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Cloud Gel Nearing Market Entry | BuildingGreen
Inventor Day Chahroudi of Suntek was one of the key developers of low-emissivity (low-e) coatings for window glazings in the 1970s. Since 1980 he has focused much of his creative energy on a radically new energy-control glazing system: Cloud Gel™. Cloud Gel is normally clear with high solar
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Day Chahroudi worked with Steve Baer in the 1970s
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Steve Baer
Steve Baer was an American inventor and pioneer of passive solar technology. Baer pioneered and helped popularize the use of zomes. He took a number of solar power patents, wrote a number of books and publicized his work. Baer served on the board of directors of the U.S. Wikipedia
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I still have my copy. All the print quality of your typical [hand-written] newspaper.