From: "Bob Walker" 
To: "ATM Group" 
Reply-To: "Bob Walker" 


I share your (and others') misgivings about the thermal mass of a brick
wall.  A possible solution is a brick product called Z-Brick, if I remember
correctly, that consists of actual bricks that are only 1/4" thick. 
They are installed like wall tile--which is much easier than laying
brick!--and have the same finished appearance as a brick wall.  This will
provide the desired match to your house, but have a thermal mass something
like 20% of that of a full-thickness brick wall.  This will still be
significantly slower to reach ambient temperature than, say, a single layer
of aluminum siding, butit will present nothing like the problems you could
have with a full thickness of brick.  If necessary, cooling the structure
would, I think, best be accomplished with fans.  Water would probably work,
but do you really need all that humidity?

 *  Best regards, Bob
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