Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: ability to heat upstairs W/O installing heat upstairs

[sga1 (sga1]

Hi Alfred,

One of my friends just built a well-insulated, passive solar designed
house here in Arcata that had radiant floor heating only on the first
floor. We have a very similar climate to your own, if a tad warmer in the
winter, and he's happy with his second floor warmth.  I think his example
is telling because he lives entirely on the second floor, while the first
floor (where the radiant tubing is) is his bookstore.

Also, I have spoken with a local architect at length on the topic of
heating only the first floor of a house and her opinion is strongly that
it is a workable cost-saving solution.

Sean


Project Administrator
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