[Greenbuilding] overhead cellulose dense pack?`

[Drew A. Gillett, P.E.]

yes you are,

both this and corwyns previous post illustrate the problem.

on the frig you get over 3 times the volume useful space for only twice the 
heat loss. this is the main reason why smaller frigs are less efficient per 
cubic foot and more costly to buy per cu ft.



 same story on the basement ceiling.  if you don't need the space, make the 
whole house smaller, but keep the basement in the insulating envelope.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Corwyn" <corwyn at midcoast.com>
To: "Reuben Deumling" <9watts at gmail.com>
Cc: "Drew A. Gillett, P.E." <deaneg at hotmail.com>; "Greenbuilder list" 
<GREENBUILDING at listserv.repp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 9:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Greenbuilding] overhead cellulose dense pack?`


>
> On Apr 04, 2007, at 16:39, Reuben Deumling wrote:
>>  Or am I missing something?
>
> Not that I can see.  Insulating the basement ceiling is better than 
> insulating the basement walls and slab (even if you could get the same 
> insulation levels at the same price and embodied energy).  If you aren't 
> using the space, move it outside the heating envelope.
>
> In my experience, basement ceilings are the single biggest heat loss 
> location in reasonable homes.
>
> Thank You Kindly,
>
> Corwyn
>
> -- 
> Corwyn
> Kermit didn't know the half of it...
> http://www.greenfret.com/
> corwyn at greenfret.com
>
>