----- Original Message ----- From: "Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2002 10:01 AM Subject: Re: Efficiency in Genocide
> On Sun, Jun 30, 2002 at 09:50:03AM -0500, Robert Seeberger wrote: > > > Eric, I'm talking about the *indoor enviroment* not the outdoor > > enviroment. > > But you're STILL not giving any numbers, or you would see the problem. > Indoors, outdoors, your statement is WRONG. Try the numbers, or see > Ronn's post, he gives some numbers that are very close to what I use. > > > You need to understand that heat rises in a building and the top > > floors do get hotter. > > Duh, you mean heat rises? Seriously, why don't you calculate the AMOUNT > of heat QUANTITATIVELY. > http://www.eren.doe.gov/buildings/home_renters.html . People generate heat. If you have a group of people in your apartment, let the heat they give off help keep your apartment warm. Turn down your thermostat and save some money. Turn the thermostat back up when they leave. . People generate heat. If you have a group of people in your apartment, let the heat they give off help keep your apartment warm. Turn down your thermostat and save some money. Turn the thermostat back up when they leave. http://www.consumerenergycenter.org/glossary/h.html HEAT BALANCE -- The outdoor temperature at which a building's internal heat gain (from people, lights and machines) is equal to the heat loss through windows, roof and walls. HEAT GAIN -- an increase in the amount of heat contained in a space, resulting from direct solar radiation, heat flow through walls, windows, and other building surfaces, and the heat given off by people, lights, equipment, and other sources. http://www.heatload.com/html/heatgain.htm A building gains heat from the actual outdoor temperature and humidity levels. It gains heat from the people inside of it, from the lights, computers, copiers, dishwashers and ovens. But mostly it gains heat from its exposure to sunlight, from solar radiation. The hot sun beating down on the walls and the roof, the sunlight pouring through the windows and warming the floors it lands on. Many contractors distribute an extra 1500 btu of cooling to the kitchen to offset the heat given off by the appliances, and an extra 400 btu to various rooms for occupants. This is just to show that heating from human bodies is a recognised source of heat to building engineers. xponent What The Hey Maru rob
