Re: [GBlist] Heat Sources

[Donna Watkins <donna@theherbsplace.com>]

We're wanting to have a small footprint on the land, so the offices are
going downstairs to save removing trees and dirt - slope allows for this
perfectly.  The one end will be out of the ground with patio door in the
office and window in the bath - also a door to rear of house.

Garage and workshop down there also and sealed from office space.

Need the stairs to get up to house.

Don't understand the energy?  It's winter, he's cold, why wouldn't it take
much energy to heat the area?  The end that's open is due west, so there's
no morning or much day sun and there's a balcony over that end anyway.  In
summer it wont' take any energy since it's in the forest and will not get
any sun and should stay cool, but our concern is him being cold in winter.
I'm always warm in winter and he's freezing.
> 
> Eliminate the basement, save a good 10 percent of your construction budget.
> Saying this, the spaces you mention being in the basment are not allowed (in
> a basement)  anyway unless its a daylight basement and or you build some
> extravagant exit means. (even then you still have to meet minimum light and
> size and fresh air requirements.) Eliminating the stairs alone will give you
> back at least 50 square feet....
> 
> Maybe your talking about a daylight basment? if so then its technically
> called a story not a basment..and it would not demand much for energy,
> especially if your husband is cold natured.
> 
> 
> www.timmccarthyarchitect.com
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Donna Watkins" <donna@theherbsplace.com>
> To: <greenbuilding@crest.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2002 7:06 PM
> Subject: [GBlist] Heat Sources
> 
> 
>> Need some ideas from you creative folks!
>> 
>> We're building a house with a basement that will have a section that is
>> heated/cooled for offices, storage and bath.  Upstairs we will have a
>> woodstove.  That's not going to help keep the basement warm where my
>> cold-natured husband is going to be all day.
>> 
>> If he runs the heat to keep the downstairs warm, I will be roasting up
>> stairs with the additional woodstove heat.  Tried to find a way to put the
>> woodstove in the basement but there's absolutely no way - that would be
>> ideal!!  No way to get the flue outside - there's stairs going up and
>> outside there's a screened porch that it would be under.
>> 
>> What other heat sources could we consider to keep that area downstairs
> warm
>> in winter?  It's 420 sq. ft of space.  Don't want to run up a big electric
>> bill for it.  We're building energy efficient and using Geo-Thermal.
>> 
>> Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
>> 
>> Blessings to you!
>> Donna
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