permaculture

[Claude William Genest <genest@pivot.net>]

Geothermal is quite the rage here in Quebec. It's apparently the best  
option compared to solar and wind ( for house hating/cooling) you  
don't need to convert it to space heating as you heat the whole floor  
( and in summer that same constant 55 degree temp helps keep it  
cool). If you have a pond, you can use that instead of the earth and  
thereby reduce the costs of digging substantially.


Best Regards,

Claude William Genest

 - Founder  Green Mountain Permaculture Institute of Vermont
Solutions, Sustenance, Sustainability
www.greenmountainpermaculture.com

- Creator  "Regeneration - The Art of Sustainable Living"
From "Something-Must-be-Done" to Something we can do !
www.regenerationshow.com

- Ecological Coordinator
Club St.Paul Ecological Golf Course

- Vice-President  Green Party of Quebec "pour nous et nos enfants"
www.pvq.qc.ca

- National Spokesperson Green Party of Canada
"The Future is Now ! "
www.greenparty.ca




On Feb 15, 2006, at 4:46 AM, Rita van der Vorst wrote:

> When thinking about heating with geothermal energy or ground heat,  
> I have a
> feeling that it is not the right way to go, but can't think of  
> sufficient
> reasons to back up this feeling. One reason is the electricity  
> consumption
> and dependence on electricity, but...
>
> What do you know about ground heat and its sustainable conversion  
> into space
> heating? Any experts out there?
>
> Thanks
> Rita in Austria
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dylan Ford" <dford@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
> To: "Sustainable Agriculture Network Discussion Group"
> <SANET-MG@LISTS.IFAS.UFL.EDU>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2006 3:03 AM
> Subject: [permaculture] Energy Savings (off-topic)
>
>
> > Folks, In reference to the ongoing energy discussions, I heard a  
> > fellow on
> > the radio today who is a member of the Ground Heat Power  
> > Consortium. He
> was
> > talking about building homes, businesses, and housing complexes with
> > inexpensive supplemental geothermal systems. He also discussed how
> existing
> > buildings may be retrofitted, some easier and cheaper than others.
> >
> > Below a depth of about 10 feet the earth remains at a constant  
> > temp of
> about
> > 55 degrees years round. A shaft is drilled, a U-shaped pipe a  
> > hundred or
> > more feet long is installed, and water is circulated through it  
> > and the
> > building. Thus no matter how cold the winter, you start heating the
> building
> > from a 55 degree base temp, and the same applies to cooling it in the
> > summer. He says that the savings in heating and cooling a building is
> about
> > 35%. He also suggested that if the building codes were changed  
> > nationally
> to
> > promote this supplemental energy catching, America could meet the  
> > terms of
> > the Kyoto Protocols with no other changes.
> >
> > I caught two of the information websites he mentioned, but have  
> > not had a
> > chance to more than glance at them:
> > www.geoexchange.org
> > www.igshpa.okstate.edu
> >
> > dylan
> >
> >
> > Dylan Ford is the author of the proposal at  
> > www.ideaforpresident.com , a
> > website devoted to an idea that could provide an avenue to address
> pollution
> > issues, food safety, social justice, prison reform and healthcare.
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > permaculture mailing list
> > permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
> > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/permaculture
>
> _______________________________________________
> permaculture mailing list
> permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
> http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/permaculture