[Greenbuilding] Heat pump vs radiant

[Matt Dirksen]

Yeah, I guess the little that I've seen/read about Earthships, my instinct
tells me that one will have a greater issue with too much RH, regardless of
how warm or cool it is. IMHO, money is not well spent until proper air
"comfort" is maintained, I suppose.

(Moreover, I've been dealing with an old hvac system in my 1960's energy
retrofitted home which is in desperate need of replacement, and all I could
think of last week was how disgustingly humid I felt, regardless of how hot
it was. So right now, I'm feeling a little bitter toward too much moisture
in the air. One can have a nicely retrofitted home, but with a few kids
going in and out of the house 10x a day during summer break, all the energy
savings goes right with them. Maybe I should build them a vestibule with a
small porthole, or something...)


On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 1:06 PM, Gennaro Brooks-Church - Eco Brooklyn <
info at ecobrooklyn.com> wrote:

> This is a typical tire packed earthship. I am looking to implement Passive
> House methods and see where we end up. I'd like to use as much salvaged
> materials as well of course.
> I guess my question is not so related to an Earthship though. It is more
> one of using solar thermal radiant or Minisplit PV.
> Matt you raise an excellent point about humidity. For that reason alone it
> may be worth going with Minisplits.
> The larger question is what is a better use of money for an East Coast
> building with land, solar thermal, PV or geothermal....?
>
> Gennaro Brooks-Church
> Director, Eco Brooklyn Inc.
> Cell: 1 347 244 3016 USA
> www.EcoBrooklyn.com
> 22 2nd St; Brooklyn, NY 11231
>
>
> On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 12:14 PM, Alan Abrams <alan at abramsdesignbuild.com>wrote:
>
>> GBC--are you talking about a Taos style, a la Michael Reynolds, adobe
>> packed tire structure Earthship?  or is there some east coast variant...or
>> is this your own concoction?
>>
>> AA
>>
>>  On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 10:53 AM, Gennaro Brooks-Church - Eco Brooklyn <
>> info at ecobrooklyn.com> wrote:
>>
>>>  Hello,
>>> I am building an Earthship for a client in NY and he wants it bigger
>>> than is ideal for an earthship, thus it will need supplemental heating and
>>> cooling.
>>>
>>> My question is whether I should heat the space with radiant heating or
>>> with a minisplit. Either system will be fueled by panels (thermal and PV).
>>> Gennaro Brooks-Church
>>> Director, Eco Brooklyn Inc.
>>> Cell: 1 347 244 3016 USA
>>> www.EcoBrooklyn.com
>>> 22 2nd St; Brooklyn, NY 11231
>>>
>>>
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>>
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