[GBlist] re: Heat Sources

[Chris Koehn <chris@koehn.com>]

Donna-

If you are doing a geo thermal system, why not run tubing in the concrete
floor that will be in your basement anyway? This has to be about the most
efficient way to heat such a space I can think of, both from an energy
consumption standpoint and a build out cost standpoint.
I have such a system in my home and it works great.
I have put in-floor heat in for folks who aren't using a geo system, and
fired it with a water heater. These systems also work well, are low tech,
and very efficient. Both Journal of Light Construction and Fine Homebuilding
have done articles on such systems.

Cheers,

Chris
Top Ridge Timber Frame homes Inc.
Cascade, WI 

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