Comments on Mark Brinkley (aka House 2.0): Denby Dale PassivHaus revisited

My underfloor friend. You have a misconception. In...

2010-09-13T21:31:33.289+01:00

My underfloor friend. You have a misconception. In a PassivHaus the heating season is reduced somewhat and, as a consequence of all the PassivHaus concepts working in unison, you can actually have the windows open for more of the year than in other houses. (German/Austrian research into the duration of the heating seasons in various houses has shown this to be pretty much the case.) When the

Currently I work in the under floor heating indust...

2010-09-09T09:12:31.425+01:00

Currently I work in the under floor heating industry and while I admire the engineering and technical prowess I do not want feel 'locked in a air tight box and forced to sleep with my windows closed - period. Also, I wonder if this path we tread could lead to a dystopian life style where the outside world is allowed to become more and more polluted while the 'haves' of this world, who

Have to say a really interesting read, and as one ...

2010-09-02T19:52:33.484+01:00

Have to say a really interesting read, and as one of the previous posters said really great to have a home with such discipline and conviction to what they are trying to achieve.

anonymous you must be someone who knows me (who?) ...

2010-08-31T18:34:10.553+01:00

anonymous you must be someone who knows me (who?) otherwise you'd never have assumed I was talking interseasonal. Read again and you'll that this one isn't - it's short-cycle, but not quite as short-cycle as Passivhaus. We can and are indeed 'relaxing' as well as getting more 'techy' on the solar - but the point is it's not really 'techy' but simple,

fotertom, You can not 'relax' AND get more...

2010-08-28T10:11:01.575+01:00

fotertom,
You can not 'relax' AND get more techy on the solar. True interseasonal storage is difficult and V costly (and has failed time and again). Try reading 'Solar Architecture in Cool Climates', or some of the books by William Shurcliff from ~1984.

Try Prelimianry Test Results for The Freedom Pet...

2010-08-26T17:20:42.366+01:00

Try

Prelimianry Test Results for The Freedom Pet Pass dog door

http://www.freedompetpass.com/Thermal-Imaging-Blower-Door-Testing-by-Energy-Star-Partner

Thanks to Tad Korbutz's cats for finding this. Meowww!

I'm not talking here about power from the grid...

2010-08-26T17:05:29.686+01:00

I'm not talking here about power from the grid i.e. electricity for cooking, lighting and appliances - that's a different solution.

But solar energy collected,
not by separate solar panels but by the arrangement of near-normal building elements,
collected as heat and stored as low-grade heat
for space heating and, as a spin-off, contribution to tap water as good

Interesting comments fostertom. How would you cons...

2010-08-25T18:28:41.412+01:00

Interesting comments fostertom. How would you consider going about collecting quite a large sum of solar energy and storing it and releasing it on demand with next to no power from the power grids. Is it at all possible for the average house in the UK?

It's great to see buildings of such 'disci...

2010-08-24T20:15:27.644+01:00

It's great to see buildings of such 'discipline' - yes - and audited quality control beginning to creep into UK. Pasivhaus is massively important as the very well conceived pioneer in this. However, I'm looking forward to the next step beyond, with a view to achieving all that and more, even to full Zero-Fuel for heating and hot water, but slightly more relaxed all round.