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Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition (SCADA) for a Geothermal Heating/Cooling system.

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1-Wire HVAC monitoring system for a residential Geothermal HVAC system. My related HVAC pages. Build Your Own Data Logger. Garrett Co. Weather history. After going to the trouble of designing and building an energy efficient house. With a variety of energy efficient HVAC components. I wanted to validate my efforts. I wanted to determine:. Is the design working? If not, why not? How much energy is being expended to heat/cool the house to keep the insides pleasant? A division of Maxim. I started out with t...

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Radiant Hydronic Slab: Home Construction Photos for our energy efficient home in Deep CreekLake, MD

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Follow the progress of our new home construction. (7/22/2002 - 9/17/2002). NOTE: Newest pictures at the top. Click on any image for an enlargement. Sep 17, 2002. The final pour commences. Despite getting up at the crack of dawn (for us) and driving for 3 1/2 hours to see the slab being poured, we arrived just as the pumper was leaving. This is how the slab looked just after being hand leveled. A final panorama from the back corner of the rear wall. When we left the site at about 4:00pm, it was cool a...

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Our Cool House. This is a great reference library for people considering an energy efficient or earth covered home.

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S relaxed lifestyle home. An exercise in Energy Smart, Not So Big living. For anyone who is also interested in designing a similar project.

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Internal Mechanical Systems (water/elec/HVAC) photos, at our energy efficient home in Deep CreekLake, MD

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Construction Timeline: (Mechanical Systems). All those things that whir, spark and bubble are now added to the interior of the house. (1/10/2003 - 2/8/2003). Note: Pictures of the HVAC systems have been moved to the Equipment Room. NOTE: Newest pictures at the top. Click on any image for an enlargement. February 8, 2003. The ceiling drywall starts going in, and the electrical is ready to go. The inspectors in this area seem to be much more interested in making sure the homes are built correctly, rather t...

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Podcast: At OurCoolHouse - All about Energy Efficient home design.

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At OurCoolHouse: The RSS Feed (Podcast). I invite people to call me and discuss my Energy Efficient home designs, but for some people that's just a bit too "personal". I feel the same way on other issues and I don't like to show my ignorance without first learning the basics. So to help those people out, I've created a Podcast Feed of me discussing a selection of my most Frequently Asked Questions. If you're into PodCasts, you can subscribe to this free feed by copying the URL associated with this icon.

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External Finish/Trim photos, at our energy efficient home in Deep CreekLake, MD

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Construction Timeline: (External finish/trim). Framing is complete, so now watch the exterior get finished. (1/15/2003 - 8/21/2003). NOTE: Newest pictures at the top. Click on any image for an enlargement. After two years, the wildflowers and herbs have taken over this retaining wall, and really add color that the butterflies and hummingbirds love. Well, we finally got our occupancy permit, so I guess we can move in now ;- ). August 21, 2003. Here's the side view, next to the garage. Plenty of room f...

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Our Cool House. These links are great references for Energy Efficient, Sustainable home designers.

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There are a lot of valuable resources out there. You just need to find them. Other Energy-Efficient, Earth-Sheltered, Solar, or Sustainable homes. Four Mile Island. One man's success at self sufficiency. Paul Westbrook's passive solar home. Building at The Ledge (a construction diary). The Steinberg Passive Solar Home. Glen and Joanne Hunter's off-grid home in Canada. Even Bill Gates went underground. Energy Efficient / Sustainable design references. MalcolmWells.com A site dedicated to architect:. Inter...

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Geothermal Equipment Room photos, at our energy efficient home in Deep CreekLake, MD

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Construction Timeline: (Geothermal Equipment Room). Here's the stuff I've been waiting for: The plumbing, pumps, compressors and fans that go together to heat and cool our house. (2/12/2003 - 3/12/2003). NOTE: Newest pictures at the top. Click on any image for an enlargement. Here's the system diagram for my HVAC system. See the LIVE. Read the system description on the HVAC Page. All this stuff (with the exception of the actual ground loop. March 2, 2003. Oh Look. A Pressure tank. This is needed ...The t...

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Our Cool House: All new home designs should have goals. Here are ours.

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Every project should have a mission. When it comes to building a house, that mission may just be to provide a roof over your head. In my case I have somewhat more lofty goals. My mission statement is listed below in the green box. My home must be comfortable,. But that comfort must be easily sustained. Use of energy, space and materials. I don't mind paying extra up-front in order to save time, money and resources in the long-term. My initial research covered several key elements of sustainable home desi...