[Greenbuilding] eco fireplaces

[William Revelle]

At 10:19 AM -0400 4/15/08, 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?).
>
>Has anyone else researched this or have any advice/suggestions?
>
>Thanks,
>

Use the search term   "advanced combustion fireplaces" and then look 
particularly at the Canadian web page at
http://www.canren.gc.ca/prod_serv/index.asp?CaId=158&PgId=823

We have one of these and are very satisfied.

Bill


>David
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