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I wonder how they control humidity inside the home and prevent mildew/mould? The air in the greenhouse would be very humid all year round I would have thought?
Why would it be humid? Heat doesn't cause humidity. Deserts can be hot and dry. (Edited are to can be for the pedantic people.)
And although I guess they probably could, people aren't generally maintaining desert ecosystems in their greenhouses.
I wonder how they control humidity inside the home and prevent mildew/mould? The air in the greenhouse would be very humid all year round I would have thought?
Why would it be humid? Heat doesn't cause humidity. Deserts can be hot and dry. (Edited are to can be for the pedantic people.)
I wonder how they control humidity inside the home and prevent mildew/mould? The air in the greenhouse would be very humid all year round I would have thought?
I wonder how they control humidity inside the home and prevent mildew/mould? The air in the greenhouse would be very humid all year round I would have thought?
Why would it be humid? Heat doesn't cause humidity. Deserts can be hot and dry. (Edited are to can be for the pedantic people.)
I'm guessing the greenhouse has its own air regulation set up.
Such green, much modern, wow!
Edit: Hm, others in the thread have pointed out one could use a gasification burner
I always thought this would be an interesting experiment to do this over a whole neighbourhood
There was a Stephen King story about that. Turns out it leads to the collapse of law and order and lots of people die.
A great book on the subject is "A Paradise Built in Hell."
Earlier quoted context omitted.
The have a furnace and no roof, so I would assume worst case they blast the heat and melt some of the snow so it slides off. Humidity - the greenhouse opens up so they can easily let out excess moisture.
Right, that makes sense. I guess there is some experience required to keep things dry. I am no fan of humidity so for me personally, I think this setup would be a struggle.
This house was the subject of a Kirsten Dirksen video in 2015: https://youtube.com/watch?v=30ghnDOFbNQ
I can't recommend Kirsten Dirksen's channel enough to people interested in architecture, energy efficiency, tiny homes, 'green' construction, etc. Literally hundreds of hours of high-quality content - I'm really curious how she is able to find all of these interesting people who are doing such cool things. Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDsElQQt_gCZ9LgnW-7v-cQ Some other favorites: Baubotanik shapes living…
One of my favorite Kirsten Dirksen videos is about Russ Finch using geothermal energy to grow citrus in a greenhouse located near Alliance, NE.
I have loved this concept ever since I discovered Michael Reynolds Earthship. I wonder if their exterior is glass or polycarbonate?