Posted by quisquil on December 10, 2007, 10:12 pm
Hallo,
I was wondering if anyone has heard of a building which uses hydronic
heating / cooling in an innovative way:
The coils are installed into all elevated concrete floors as well as
into the basement slab-on-grade (and underground walls). By
circulating the water through the pipes, the building can be
conditioned without using external energy (besides for the heat
exchanger for the heating, because the basement isn't warm enough to
heat the upper floors).
I know of successful buildings like this in Europe, but was hoping
this had been done in the US, and that I could find information on it
here.
Thank you. Christoph
Posted by PeterD on December 11, 2007, 10:52 am
On Mon, 10 Dec 2007 19:12:19 -0800 (PST), quisquil
>Hallo,
>I was wondering if anyone has heard of a building which uses hydronic
>heating / cooling in an innovative way:
>The coils are installed into all elevated concrete floors as well as
>into the basement slab-on-grade (and underground walls). By
>circulating the water through the pipes, the building can be
>conditioned without using external energy (besides for the heat
>exchanger for the heating, because the basement isn't warm enough to
>heat the upper floors).
>I know of successful buildings like this in Europe, but was hoping
>this had been done in the US, and that I could find information on it
>here.
>Thank you. Christoph
TINSTAAFL...
Posted by Jim on December 11, 2007, 3:17 pm
> On Mon, 10 Dec 2007 19:12:19 -0800 (PST), quisquil
>>Hallo,
>>
>>I was wondering if anyone has heard of a building which uses hydronic
>>heating / cooling in an innovative way:
>>
>>The coils are installed into all elevated concrete floors as well as
>>into the basement slab-on-grade (and underground walls). By
>>circulating the water through the pipes, the building can be
>>conditioned without using external energy (besides for the heat
>>exchanger for the heating, because the basement isn't warm enough to
>>heat the upper floors).
>>
>>I know of successful buildings like this in Europe, but was hoping
>>this had been done in the US, and that I could find information on it
>>here.
>>
>>Thank you. Christoph
> TINSTAAFL...
I don't think he's looking for a Free Lunch, just info on the proper
distribution of piping, a noble goal and eminently on-topic.
Posted by PeterD on December 11, 2007, 5:06 pm
>> On Mon, 10 Dec 2007 19:12:19 -0800 (PST), quisquil
>>
>>>Hallo,
>>>
>>>I was wondering if anyone has heard of a building which uses hydronic
>>>heating / cooling in an innovative way:
>>>
>>>The coils are installed into all elevated concrete floors as well as
>>>into the basement slab-on-grade (and underground walls). By
>>>circulating the water through the pipes, the building can be
>>>conditioned without using external energy (besides for the heat
>>>exchanger for the heating, because the basement isn't warm enough to
>>>heat the upper floors).
>>>
>>>I know of successful buildings like this in Europe, but was hoping
>>>this had been done in the US, and that I could find information on it
>>>here.
>>>
>>>Thank you. Christoph
>>
>> TINSTAAFL...
>>
> I don't think he's looking for a Free Lunch, just info on the proper
>distribution of piping, a noble goal and eminently on-topic.
When I see:
>>>the building can be conditioned without using external energy
I have to wonder what he wants... If he wants to figure out the best
layout and distribution then he had a poor way of phrasing it! <bg>
Posted by You on December 11, 2007, 2:04 pm
In article
> By
> circulating the water through the pipes, the building can be
> conditioned without using external energy (besides for the heat
> exchanger for the heating, because the basement isn't warm enough to
> heat the upper floors).
EXCEPT, for the energy for the Pumps, that move the fluid around the
system, which in a building is going to be SIGNIFICANT.........
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>I was wondering if anyone has heard of a building which uses hydronic
>heating / cooling in an innovative way:
>The coils are installed into all elevated concrete floors as well as
>into the basement slab-on-grade (and underground walls). By
>circulating the water through the pipes, the building can be
>conditioned without using external energy (besides for the heat
>exchanger for the heating, because the basement isn't warm enough to
>heat the upper floors).
>I know of successful buildings like this in Europe, but was hoping
>this had been done in the US, and that I could find information on it
>here.
>Thank you. Christoph