light transmitting concrete = thermal mass?

Hi, All,
Does light transmitting concrete still act as a thermal mass, or does the included glass nix that property...?
TIA!
- Kris K.
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Likely about the same Kris, similar Thermal coefficient, which is the ratio of thermal content using water as a ref. The infrared loss is likely the same. The manufacturer could give the info, infrared opaqueness etc. Ken
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Thanks Ken! It's not anything "in the works", but it's one of those "back of the mind" things. I keep thinking about the "Passive House" concepts, and I like th elook of the concrete that embeds optical fibers.
I also thought, Why not use something like test tubes or other tubing that has water in it. and is sealed at the end with transparent stoppers? That would let the light through, but the water (or other thermal liquid?) would store the infrared energy. People already make "bottle walls", so it seems like there ought tobe a way to make these things do "souble duty" so to speak - fill with water for its high thermal coefficient (if that's the correct terminology), and seal the end, but with something transparent or translucent.
I just get these crazy thoughts, Heh! ;)
Kris K.

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On Wednesday, March 13, 2013 1:25:24 PM UTC-4, Beauvine wrote:

I'd guess it may even be higher due to the density of the material. We have some Visions glass cookware and they stay hot a long time after removed from the heat source.
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snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com wrote in

THanks! :)
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On Thursday, March 28, 2013 12:40:12 AM UTC-3, snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com wrote:

I have Vision cookware too and got a set when I first moved out on my own. That set was sold almost as long ago, but I recently found some different pieces in mint condition for little at a second-hand place out here in Nova Scotia. So that's what I mostly use.
The reason why this house was bought was because it included a microwave oven, and since I already had my Vision cookware and it can also go in the microwave, it was a no-brainer.
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On 4/26/2013 10:54 AM, Warm Worm wrote: ...

Yeah, I bought a house that had a toilet with a handle, and since company poops, it too was a no-brainer, had to buy a microwave though so I guess you got a really good deal. Ken
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On Tuesday, April 30, 2013 2:34:02 AM UTC-3, Ken S. Tucker wrote:

Well, I've been thinking of selling the house now because the microwave is just not being used enough.
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snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com wrote in

Hmmm.
One thing I'm thinking about is using fluid-filled bottles or vials or so on as a thermal mass.
Mainly, a big concrete slab looks depressing to me. So I just was wondering.
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On Monday, April 29, 2013 6:35:42 PM UTC-3, Beauvine wrote:

Kris, I am unsure if I ever posted this guy, but Dan Phillips does some awfully-fine homework working with recycled stuff:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
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Belated thanks! That's very interesting stuff - there are also interesting links associated with it. I added the above one to my Links folder ;)
I'm also interested in "shipping container" use.
There are so many creative people - I hope it gets to be contageous ;)
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