Re: Energy/heating/design issues | <– Date –> <– Thread –> |
From: Jeffrey O. Hobson (johobsonwheel.ucdavis.edu) | |
Date: Fri, 4 Nov 94 16:34 CST |
In response to Ray Gasser's recent posting: Thanks for the description of the house design; sounds good. I was impressed, incidentally, by your ability to "draw" house elevations in an ASCII environment. Ray Gasser wrote: >Architect is leaning toward >having one boiler for each unit (though all located in the energy center), >primarily because he feels banks may not like having a lien on 1/8 of a >common boiler if one household defaults on a mortgage. Most residents want >to stress the "Eco", and get fewer/larger/more efficient units, possibly >2 or 3 for each cluster with a primary/secondary/tertiary load and possibly >dynamic switching between the three to even out the usage/lifespans. Concentrating on the gas-fired boiler system possibility, what is the expected temperature of the storage system? High-temp (180-200 deg F), or med/low temp. storage (140-160, or 100-140)? If you do have a central heat source (and thus a central storage tank, I assume) for each cluster, I would have guessed that solar panels directly feeding the central storage tank (either water, or high-temp air collectors) would be a money-saving addition, by allowing you to reduce the peak capacity (and thus cost) of the gas heat source as well as by saving energy (at least, that's the theory). I assume you've considered that possibility - what threw it out? Did solar *not* actually allow you to reduce capacity, or were they just too expensive, or what? peace, Jeff Hobson
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Re: Energy/heating/design issues Jeffrey O. Hobson, November 4 1994
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- Re: Re: Energy/heating/design issues Jeffrey O. Hobson, November 8 1994
- Re: Energy/heating/design issues Deborah Behrens, November 8 1994
- Re: Energy/heating/design issues Gary Shea, November 8 1994
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