The Revenge of the Circulating Fan

Re:The Revenge of the Circulating Fan by girzel on Thursday September 11, 2014 @05:48AM (#8301665)

I would love to read a book on this: How far can you get relying purely on design and structure, not technology. "Passive" solutions, as you say. A fascinating topic.

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Re:The Revenge of the Circulating Fan by jacquesm on Thursday September 11, 2014 @06:26AM (#8301760)

100% passive is possible today.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_Umbrella_house

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Re:The Revenge of the Circulating Fan by rizumu on Thursday September 11, 2014 @06:25AM (#8301757)

Earthships, if you are unfamiliar with them, are a great place to start: http://earthship.com/

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Re:The Revenge of the Circulating Fan by jkaunisv1 on Thursday September 11, 2014 @10:27AM (#8302740)

100% is very feasible, even without going the Earthship route. Mostly it has to do with extra insulation but there are a couple other techniques that help. The reason more houses aren't like this is because it adds $10-20k to construction costs so developers don't bother.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passive_house

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Re:The Revenge of the Circulating Fan by nuggetsgalore on Thursday September 11, 2014 @09:53AM (#8302540)

two of my favorites...

Thermal Delight in Architecture

http://mitpress.mit.edu/books/thermal-delight-architecture

Commonsense Architecture: A Cross Cultural Survey Of Practical Design Principles

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4584732-commonsense-archi...

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Re:The Revenge of the Circulating Fan by girzel on Thursday September 11, 2014 @07:40AM (#8301969)

Very cool, thanks to you both!

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