[Greenbuilding] Fwd: Arnie's natural ventilation system

[George J. Nesbitt]

I do get a royalty for everyone you import, right?


Bob Irving wrote:

>Well, it sort of is natural ventilation because it's using the  
>natural night time temperature fall to cool the house, but admittedly  
>it's using artifice after that....
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>Thanks for this. Having just had our hottest July ever here in the  
>UK, I might try to get an import deal....
>	Bob
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>On 2 Aug 2006, at 19:00, George J. Nesbitt wrote:
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>>What you are describing is not natural ventilation, but nighttime  
>>ventilation cooling.
>>It's a residential economizer for nighttime cooling.
>>It was started by Butler (California HVAC Contractor), called Smart  
>>Vent (in house product?).
>>Davis Energy Group has been working with Butler to spread the  
>>technology.
>>They are using a hydronic air hander/fan coil with a ECM fan motor,  
>>and the Smart Vent.
>>It is going under the name Nightbreeze, and is still in pilot.
>>http://www.davisenergy.com/nb_page.html
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>>Bob Irving wrote:
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>>>Meant to add the url for the paper which is :
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>>>http://www.energy.ca.gov/reports/2004-03-08_500-04-011.PDF
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>>>Begin forwarded message:
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>>>>From: Bob Irving <bob.irving at zen.co.uk>
>>>>Date: 2 August 2006 14:20:06 BDT
>>>>To: Greenbuilder list <greenbuilding at listserv.repp.org>
>>>>Subject: [Greenbuilding] Arnie's natural ventilation system
>>>>
>>>>Dear list,
>>>>
>>>>	In my present quest for academic papers on natural ventilation,  
>>>>I've
>>>>found a paper written for the State of California on micro-processor
>>>>control of whole house ventilation systems - to monitor outdoor
>>>>temperatures, compare with internal, and turn on a fan sucking cool,
>>>>night air in to provide over night cooling to reduce the day-time  
>>>>use
>>>>of aircon. It was written in 2002-03. At the time, they said that
>>>>there was no kit available to do this cheaply (or at all) Has anyone
>>>>any idea if it has been put on the market?
>>>>
>>>>	TIA
>>>>	Bob
>>>>
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