[Greenbuilding] overhead cellulose dense pack?`

[Ted Inoue]

This is mistaken logic.
You may get more space per btu, but if you don't need the space, why bother
wasting the energy to condition it?
The ultimate goal is to reduce absolute energy usage. To do so, you want the
smallest, most efficient structure (fridge, house, etc). If a 15 cubic ft.
fridge serves your needs, use it instead of the 25 cu. ft. model unless the
total energy used by the 25 is less than that used by the 15, you're better
off with the 15.
Basement is the same. If it's not a living space, let it float to ambient
ground temperature and insulate it off from the rest of the house.

On 4/5/07, Drew A. Gillett, P.E. <deaneg at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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
> >