Re: [GBlist] Heat Sources

[Donna Watkins <donna@theherbsplace.com>]

Ya know, this stuff is starting to make sense to me!  amazing!
This whole house design/building process has been such a great education
experience.  Never have I known so much about what is going to be
surrounding me [even though I've designed and built before, but not thinking
of greener].

I certainly see why ventilation is such a key factor!

Blessings to you!
Donna
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> From: JOHN SALMEN <terrain@shaw.ca>
> Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2002 12:18:03 -0700
> To: "John H. Alderman III" <mountice@bellsouth.net>, greenbuilding@crest.org
> Subject: RE: [GBlist] Heat Sources
> 
> I think what John describes here the right approach. I'm doing something
> similar to condition a basement area that has an envelope separation from
> the main dwelling.
> 
> A couple of things to keep in mind
> - every additional insulationg and weatherproofing that basement will be
> represented in energy savings.
> - if the basement contains laundry, freezer, hotwater tanks, lights and
> energetic people it is effectively being heated to some degree, the question
> to answer is what additional heat may be required.
> - A home needs a ventilation plan and this typically means exhausting heat
> to the outdoors or utilizing some form of heat recovery. The upperpoint of a
> house 'may' be a good exhaust point (especially with wood heat) and the
> ground floor entry (basement) 'may' be a good entry point for replacement or
> make-up air. Blending the incoming air with a % of heated exhaust air is one
> scenario or recovering the heat from the exhausted air and introducing it to
> the incoming air at ground level is another approach. It is also possible to
> recover that heat as hot water which may or may not work in with your
> geothermal.
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John H. Alderman III [mailto:mountice@bellsouth.net]
> Sent: September 25, 2002 4:28 PM
> To: greenbuilding@crest.org
> Subject: [GBlist] Heat Sources
> 
> 
> First make sure that you have a combustion air source to prevent drawing a
> vacuum on your structure. This would greatly increase infiltration and a
> chilling of the entire perimeter. You can also suck in RADON gas with its
> lovely daughter CESIUM.
> 
> I would then put in a high efficiency blower to draw air from high inside
> the upstairs and discharge it thru a duct down to the lower level.
> Grainger has several variable speed inline blowers that are well worth the
> money on efficiency and quiet. If you wish a variable speed triac switch
> and perhaps a relay and Thermostat.
> 
> There are possbilities with a reversable blower for a/c destratify.
> 
> A pleat filter on the upper end will catch all those escapees from your
> stove.
> 
> Just another snorkel..
> 
> 
> John
> 
> 
> 
> 
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