[Greenbuilding] overhead cellulose dense pack?

[Nick Pine]

Bill writes:

> We have a Japanese student who lives in my mother's apartment who 
> said how odd it was that we Muricans heat the whole space 
> of our houses. Koichi explained that in Tokyo people wear coats indoors 
> and drop the temperatures of their homes to the point of seeing their 
> breath. In Korea, there are the central tables underwhich a small 
> charcoal burner is placed and quilts hang around the edges to keep 
> people seated around the table warm.

A $20 electric heater with a thermostat would have fewer fumes.
Electric mattress pads seem more efficient than waterbeds, with
less thermal mass. Or throw open the windows and crawl under
quilts on freezing nights, like the Swiss.

> It is only in the imbalancing of central forced air systems that keep us 
> from effectively zoning our homes. With occupancy sensors, a radiant 
> system could follow us through our lives at home (or at work). 

So could $69 window ACs, especially in low-mass houses. 
Cheaper to run than central air, even with lower SEERs. And 
if one breaks, the others keep working, without expensive repairs.

Nick