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Re: GBlist: Natural air flow



Hi, Wendy--

Second Chris' recommendation to read "A Pattern Language" (though I thought
it was by Schlomo Angel and Murray Silverstein, students of Chris
Alexander's at Cal).

Best, Mike


> "David F. Lambertson" <dlambert@falcon.cc.ukans.edu> writes:
>>
>>Our friend, educated at McGill University and knowledgeable about
>>energy
>>efficient building techniques could not offer anything other than a
>>New Age
>>explanation that had to do with the yin and yang of things that
>>resulted in
>>a natural balance, that and other spiritual reasons for the
>>extraordinary
>>comfort of the house.  I am looking for an engineering or a
>>physicist's
>>reasoning.  Just the facts ma'am.
>
>you bring up an interest of mine- what this lady is refering to is called
>Feng Shui.
>I have been working for a year or so (and expect to spend another 10 on
>it) to come up with some facts, from the engineering or psychological
>perspective that support the design decisions that result from Feng Shui-
>yin and yang- and such.  Could you describe more of what you found
>comfortable in this house, ie daylighting, landscape,  materials, etc.  I
>would love to delve more into this subject.  it is my ultimate goal to
>design a house that would fit into a typical neighborhood, but that, by
>its very nature makes people feel comfortable- relaxed, at ease, etc.
>without their really knowing why or what is happening to make them so
>comfortable.  this requires an intense awareness on my part (and those
>like you who have like experiences) to be able to pinpoint what is
>happening and then to figure out why...
>
>thank you for what you have already shared with me- her space sounds
>quite interesting.
>
>samantha
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