tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5140689892633557670.post1401853524571364295..comments2024-03-19T07:16:51.260-04:00Comments on House: Wood Usedcainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03993605656392392942noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5140689892633557670.post-16127462197321811872012-01-26T17:09:19.856-05:002012-01-26T17:09:19.856-05:00Thanks for the tips Kate; rooting around on the we...Thanks for the tips Kate; rooting around on the web it seemed that its common to talk about energy use terms of kilowatts. Not sure where I got slowed down, but I appreciate your approach and will give it a go. <br /><br />Yes, I'd love to start understanding our place in terms of passive house standards. Bill Hulstrunk did an energy analysis for the house as designed and so I know where we fall in a theoretical sense relative to PH, but the proof is in the pudding, or maybe in the woodpile that's still standing at the end of the heating season. Cheers.dcainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03993605656392392942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5140689892633557670.post-66869775515559060652012-01-18T18:53:40.530-05:002012-01-18T18:53:40.530-05:00Dave,
Why not use BTU/SF/YR as your calculation to...Dave,<br />Why not use BTU/SF/YR as your calculation to compare to other houses? That's what I've been using for the past few years, I have the calculating formula to convert oil, electricity and wood to BTUs, then get the totals for the year, then divide by # of square feet. If you want to go the next step beyond that, you could use the Passive House formula which also adds a multiplier depending on the "source energy". I don't have that formula handy but could track it down since there's a PH training happening this week at YM.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01552820103672326389noreply@blogger.com