http://www.team-north.com/blog/?p=506 Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:36:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 http://www.team-north.com/blog/?p=506&cpage=1#comment-8163 architectural mesh Wed, 04 Aug 2010 09:49:50 +0000 http://www.team-north.com/blog/?p=506#comment-8163 Not sealed, North Building, with R - 60 insulation tight surprises Not sealed, North Building, with R - 60 insulation tight surprises

]]> http://www.team-north.com/blog/?p=506&cpage=1#comment-737 The NORTHern Sun Hits The Mall Mon, 12 Oct 2009 04:08:20 +0000 http://www.team-north.com/blog/?p=506#comment-737 [...] Considering where they come from, no surprise that North House is sealed tight with R-60 insulation. Yet, their effort was complicated by the need to design for cold (let us say, extremely cold) winters and hot & humid summers. Coming from the north also creates another challenge: rooftop solar would have little value for much of the year, which led to putting solar photovolaic (PV) panels mounted vertically on the south, east, and west sides. [...] [...] Considering where they come from, no surprise that North House is sealed tight with R-60 insulation. Yet, their effort was complicated by the need to design for cold (let us say, extremely cold) winters and hot & humid summers. Coming from the north also creates another challenge: rooftop solar would have little value for much of the year, which led to putting solar photovolaic (PV) panels mounted vertically on the south, east, and west sides. [...]

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