Energy Without Oil
Posted by adminMay 1
A new technology (enertia.com) for building homes that heat and cool without fuel or electricity. Enertia Homes use free energy from a shift in time. All natural materials and natural energy.
See more homes at our website – enertia.com
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25 comments
Comment by qdewill on May 1, 2010 at 11:08 pm
No way! You must …
No way! You must be thinking of some other house.
Comment by qdewill on May 1, 2010 at 11:08 pm
The great thing …
The great thing about cold is that REAL cold is usually accompanied by Sun. Clouds moderate the cold. So, when the temps get down, down, down, the Sun is out and the house performs beautifully.
Comment by qdewill on May 1, 2010 at 11:08 pm
In theory, yes. …
In theory, yes. The first international home has just been ordered – going to Belize.
Comment by qdewill on May 1, 2010 at 11:08 pm
So far it has …
So far it has worked in WA and OR.
Comment by qdewill on May 1, 2010 at 11:08 pm
You are correct …
You are correct that in areas where basements are out of the question, there are different design parameters. It would not work the same way, and would not have the same design goals.
Comment by qdewill on May 1, 2010 at 11:08 pm
Large timbers have …
Large timbers have an excellent fire rating. It is the small stuff, like in framed houses, that burns quickly. In a true forest fire, a heavy timber home would eventually burn, as would just about everything else – except for the random hops and leaps of fire.
Comment by qdewill on May 1, 2010 at 11:08 pm
Again, as in the …
Again, as in the response above, wood IS eco-friendly. What other material cleans the air and makes it more breathable. Proper forest management and replanting are the KEY.
All new things are expensive until they reach a large production/distribution point where prices can come down. If everything had to be affordable to get going, then we would have nothing.
Comment by qdewill on May 1, 2010 at 11:08 pm
Wood IS …
Wood IS eco-friendly if the trees are harvested at the right point in their life cycle, if the forest is cared for properly, and if the trees are replanted in a ratio of several planted for one harvested.
Comment by janb6969 on May 1, 2010 at 11:08 pm
all this makes …
all this makes sense in my imagination and it doesn’t seem like some new cutting edge technology so my question is this. why has it taken until the 21st century to build such houses?
Comment by qdewill on May 1, 2010 at 11:08 pm
The wood is NOT …
The wood is NOT used for it’s insulative properties. It is used for its absorbtion/storage/thermal intertia/radiant heat properties. This absolutely has to do with the thermal properties of the building materials. The name “Enertia” is a play on “inertia” – “energy – “environmental” – and is defined by the inventor of the word as “Energy from a shift in time” because this is the property that allows one to use energy stored during the day to work for you at night.
Comment by REGreenTeam on May 1, 2010 at 11:08 pm
Only wood with …
Only wood with internal cells like cedar have any insulative properties worth noting. There is much empherical data on thermal masses and wood does not rate very high in this catagory. However maybe a 24 inch thick wall would store more energy.
OKAY – This has very little to do with the thermal properties of the building materials and has more to do with geothermal flow air flow. The name enertia is a play on the energy storage capability of the earth itself.
Comment by qdewill on May 1, 2010 at 11:08 pm
Not true – Check …
Not true – Check the NIST study referred to on the Sources page of the Enertia Website. Wood has better heat retention properties for home heating because it stores heat at the temperatures comfortable to humans and releases it SLOWLY.
Comment by qdewill on May 1, 2010 at 11:08 pm
No – Not at all. …
No – Not at all. It is small wood that burns. Big wood (cross sections over 5″x5″) have an excellent fire rating.
Comment by KenMacMillan on May 1, 2010 at 11:08 pm
I’d like to get one …
I’d like to get one with a big pole barn both covered with solar panels.
Comment by KenMacMillan on May 1, 2010 at 11:08 pm
I’ve seen these …
I’ve seen these around the web. They seem nice.
Comment by tenzingyatso on May 1, 2010 at 11:08 pm
Didn’t that house …
Didn’t that house burn in the last California brush fire???
Comment by Tetrodioxide on May 1, 2010 at 11:08 pm
Awesome idea guys! …
Awesome idea guys! We need to get off of oil with ideas like this. Over a hundred years and still dependent upon third-world states for our energy needs. Just shameful. America needs to be completely independent of foreign oil and energy independent. Great concept.
Comment by UlrikeDG on May 1, 2010 at 11:08 pm
Great concept, but …
Great concept, but 30 degrees in the winter is NOT cold!
Comment by Faiakes on May 1, 2010 at 11:08 pm
Is this available …
Is this available outside the US?
If so please give info.
Comment by andrewmoyer on May 1, 2010 at 11:08 pm
The video does show …
The video does show this at the very beginning of the convection demonstration.
Air enters basement from outside.
Basement cools air.
South wall re-heats air slightly causing it to rise.
Heated air exits vent in the attic.
The cycle repeats.
It’s an automatic way of “transfering the cold” from the basement into the rest of the house without a mechanical pump.
Brilliant and simple.
Comment by andrewmoyer on May 1, 2010 at 11:08 pm
Wood is an …
Wood is an excellent thermal insulator, which is why trees and wooden spoons use it
If you can manage to pump it up with thermal energy, it will take a while for it to dissipate, i.e. an entire night.
Plus, it’s simple, cheap, strong, light weight, completely renewable, and often available locally.
Comment by XopherMV on May 1, 2010 at 11:08 pm
Looks good. I …
Looks good. I wonder how well this design would work in the Northwest? Summer is sunny and about 60-80 degrees, so it would be easy then. But, it’s usually cloudy and rainy during the winter, with temperatures between 30 and 50 degrees and sometimes dropping to 20. I couldn’t imagine getting enough sunlight to effectively heat the house.
Comment by g8rfreak717 on May 1, 2010 at 11:08 pm
How does this work …
How does this work in Florida where a basement would be filled with water?
Comment by sorrellindustries on May 1, 2010 at 11:08 pm
Clever, but someday …
Clever, but someday, inevitably there will be a forest fire, then goodbye log home. I am sure it is fire retardent treated but still a concern In colorado mountains many new homes have shake shingles, might as well roof with match sticks.
Comment by FatJan on May 1, 2010 at 11:08 pm
An awful lot of …
An awful lot of trees were felled for this impressive looking structure. Not that I am a tree-hugger, but should’nt we be using more eco-friendly building materials that should be more affordable? Not many can afford a house like this.