[Bldg-sim] Earth tubes/tunnels/channels for building retrofit

JRR energy.wwind at cox.net
Sat Oct 31 18:33:09 PDT 2009


Try  REHAU North America Construction division. I have worked on 
modeling their components
off and on for several years.  See

http://na.rehau.com/construction/renewable.energy/ground-air.heat.exchange/ground-air.heat.exchange.shtml

John R Ross III PE
Westwind Corporation
Vienna,  VA  22182-1958
energy.wwind at cox.net


Bishop, Bill wrote:
>
> I am performing mechanical design and energy modeling for an existing 
> dormitory renovation in upstate NY. There is a concrete crawlspace 
> with ground contact that I think could be used to preheat/precool 
> makeup air. I have checked the Bldg-sim archives but have not found 
> any design guides or recommendations for using existing 
> crawlspaces/basements as earth tubes. We'd be cutting through concrete 
> structural walls to build something so I need to do some homework to 
> justify it. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
>
>  
>
> Regards,
>
> Bill
>
>  
>
> *William Bishop, EIT, LEED^® AP **|** **Pathfinder Engineers & 
> Architects LLP***
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