Energy saving and environmental control

In regards to energy savings and the message from Dan Riss:

Todd Ellison <ellison_t<-a t->fortlewis< . >edu> writes

How can one plan for energy savings in the climate controlled areas
of a new museum/archives/library?
>
>A paper by Lars Christoffersen (ICOM-CC 1993 preprints, p601,
>"Resource-Saving Storage of Historical Material") reports on a new
>archive building in Germany that uses massive masonry walls to
>achieve a stable climate with little equipment.

Within the Smithsonian, The Freer Gallery of Art, with massive stone
walls, used to have the least energy expenditure for climate control
of any building in the Smithsonian.  I haven't seen energy figures
for a few years now, so I don't know if it is still true.  The
Hirshorn (with thinner concrete walls and a toroid shape) had one of
the most expensive to run. Massive masonry walls help a lot!

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