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Kalamazoo Eco Home

Grand Rapids

A line of 'water tubes'. Water tubes are fiberglass (or glass) tubes that are filled with water. The water acts as a thermal mass to help moderate temperature swings within the house. The copper cap at the top allows access to the water for maintenance for the water and to a low voltage LED light. The bottom is a tiled area that has an internal drain incase there is a leak and for draining the system. At night, the LED lights illuminate the tubes for the coolest 'night light' ever! Kipnis Architecture + Planning

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Liz Durnan added this to The Beauty of Thermal Mass, Temperature Control Without the Dial4 January 2015

Liquid mass. Water can even be used as thermal mass. In this home, a line of fibreglass water tubes are filled with...

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Palmetto Property Management added this to 61 Cinnamon Exterior22 January 2019

Thermal tubes