[Greenbuilding] eco fireplaces

[Corwyn]

On Apr 15, 2008, at 10:19, David Bergman wrote:

> Is there such a thing a an eco fireplace? I'm working on a weekend
> house where we'd like to add one for ambiance (as opposed to for
> utility, though it should of course not waste its heat). I've so far
> been researching efficiently ventilated wood burners (advantages:
> using a more renewable resource than gas, burning cleaner than
> conventional wood fp's), gas burners (cleaner but use a non-renewable
> resource, and not as "cozy' feeling), flue-less Eco-smart alcohol
> burners (potential CO issue? and expensive?), high thermal mass wood
> burners e.g. Tulikivi (wood bruning, expensive?), wood pellet burners
> (pellet supply issue?).

No, there is no such thing as an eco-ambiance-fireplace.  It doesn't 
matter how efficiently you burn energy that you don't need.  Sorry.

Thank You Kindly,

Corwyn

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