[Greenbuilding] Event was Split AC vs. Window AC

David Bergman bergman at cyberg.com
Wed Jun 6 21:33:44 CDT 2012


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At 08:54 PM 6/6/2012, you wrote:

>David when is your talk?
>
>Gennaro Brooks-Church
>347-244-3016
>Sent from my phone
>On Jun 6, 2012 8:50 PM, "David Bergman" 
><<mailto:bergman at cyberg.com>bergman at cyberg.com> wrote:
>Other, perhaps obvious, differences as well. The split unit will be 
>quieter and can be placed where needed as opposed to wherever the 
>window happens to be. You won't need to remove it in the winter.
>
>OTOH, installation will be more expensive.
>
>Somewhat (though not exactly) related, see this recent article in GBA:
>Window-Mounted Air Conditioners Save Energy
>Compared to homes with central air conditioning, homes with window 
>units have lower cooling costs
><http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/musings/window-mounted-air-conditioners-save-energy?utm_source=email&utm_medium=eletter&utm_term=cooling-options&utm_content=20120530-wall-mounted-air-conditioner&utm_campaign=green-building-advisor-eletter>http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/musings/window-mounted-air-conditioners-save-energy?utm_source=email&utm_medium=eletter&utm_term=cooling-options&utm_content=20120530-wall-mounted-air-conditioner&utm_campaign=green-building-advisor-eletter
>
>David
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>At 08:39 PM 6/6/2012, Nick Pyner wrote:
>>Probably not that good a comparison. After forty years, the split 
>>system might still be soldiering on bug very likely to have seen a 
>>few window rattlers come and go. Oh, and you get to open the window too.
>>
>>
>>Nick Pyner
>>
>>Dee Why   NSW
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: 
>><mailto:greenbuilding-bounces at lists.bioenergylists.org>greenbuilding-bounces at lists.bioenergylists.org 
>>[ mailto:greenbuilding-bounces at lists.bioenergylists.org]On Behalf 
>>Of Gennaro Brooks-Church - Eco Brooklyn
>>Sent: Thursday, 7 June 2012 10:22 AM
>>To: Green Building
>>Subject: [Greenbuilding] Split AC vs. Window AC
>>
>>An intern of mine just wrote this blog post, which concludes that 
>>it makes no sense to use a SEER 26 split AC and you are better off 
>>using a SEER 10 window unit. It would take something like 40 years 
>>to pay off the split AC IF his calcs are correct....
>>
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DAVID BERGMAN ARCHITECT / FIRE & WATER LIGHTING + FURNITURE
architecture . interiors . ecodesign . lighting . furniture
bergman at cyberg.com    www.cyberg.com
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