radiant heat
By Jeanne Roberts on September 8, 2010
Tags: Paris Habitat, France, Norway, Buro-Happold, geothermal energy, geothermal engineering, Luke Metzger, Norway, Oslo, Paris Habitat, Pompidou Centre, radiant heat, Rambuteau Metró, Rue Beauborg, Stockholm, subway heat, Sweden, University of Southhampton School of Civil Engineering and Environment, environmental engineering, Francois Wachnick, Georges Pompidou, Meg Zimbeck, Patrick James, University of Southampton
It seems futuristic, and a little unbelievable, but a Paris Habitat project plans to use the combined warmth generated by humans waiting in the Rambuteau Metró subway station to heat a public housing project.
By Alison Pruitt on December 14, 2009
Tags: National Renewable Energy Laboratory, NREL Principal, USD, DOE, energy efficiency, green building, LEED, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, net zero building, NREL, radiant heat, Research Support Facility, RSF, U.S. Department of Energy, United States, American Society, Colorado, Department of Energy, energy, paint, Paul Torcellini, Ron Judkoff
Net zero buildings – which consume so little power that they take nothing from the grid– have been the holy grail of energy efficiency experts for years.
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