Comments on: GEOTHERMAL HOUSE: Maryann Thompson Architects http://inhabitat.com/geohouse/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Wed, 22 May 2013 05:21:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: ainsleylowe http://inhabitat.com/geohouse/comment-page-1/#comment-165243 ainsleylowe Fri, 10 Jul 2009 03:04:03 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/blog/2006/09/27/geohouse/#comment-165243 " Even better, passive design strategies mean that the owners often don’t even have to turn the geothermal system on! Making the north facing walls insular helps to capture warmth and keeps out the cold, while the south facing walls open up to let in sun and warmth." How does making the North and South walls thus, acheive this. And how can that be modified to acheive passive cooling? HELP! ” Even better, passive design strategies mean that the owners often don’t even have to turn the geothermal system on! Making the north facing walls insular helps to capture warmth and keeps out the cold, while the south facing walls open up to let in sun and warmth.” How does making the North and South walls thus, acheive this. And how can that be modified to acheive passive cooling? HELP!

]]> By: christopher (deepstructure) http://inhabitat.com/geohouse/comment-page-1/#comment-7795 christopher (deepstructure) Fri, 29 Sep 2006 06:25:43 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/blog/2006/09/27/geohouse/#comment-7795 well i haven't read the book. i tried to once, but it was after i'd read 'atlas shrugged.' boy was that an experience. i was in my mid-twenties when i read that. the first 100 pages i thought it was the most brilliant thing i'd ever read. finally someone who thought the way i did! and then for the next 800 pages it was nothing but the same litany over and over. i was sooo sick of her message by the time i was done with the book that i couldn't even get through the first few chapters of 'the fountainhead.' she's a little bit too on the nose for dramatic storytelling. well i haven’t read the book. i tried to once, but it was after i’d read ‘atlas shrugged.’ boy was that an experience. i was in my mid-twenties when i read that. the first 100 pages i thought it was the most brilliant thing i’d ever read. finally someone who thought the way i did! and then for the next 800 pages it was nothing but the same litany over and over. i was sooo sick of her message by the time i was done with the book that i couldn’t even get through the first few chapters of ‘the fountainhead.’ she’s a little bit too on the nose for dramatic storytelling.

]]> By: Glen Grayson http://inhabitat.com/geohouse/comment-page-1/#comment-7765 Glen Grayson Thu, 28 Sep 2006 21:09:22 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/blog/2006/09/27/geohouse/#comment-7765 Actually, I just received an email that indicates a new cork tile floor, that my be interesting (also from Habitus). http://www.kitchen-bath.com/kbb/products/kitchen/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003188128 Actually, I just received an email that indicates a new cork tile floor, that my be interesting (also from Habitus).

http://www.kitchen-bath.com/kbb/products/kitchen/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003188128

]]> By: Glen Grayson http://inhabitat.com/geohouse/comment-page-1/#comment-7739 Glen Grayson Thu, 28 Sep 2006 13:57:38 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/blog/2006/09/27/geohouse/#comment-7739 Awful movie, wasn't it? The movie was as bad as the book was GREAT! I have tread the book twice, and I figure every ten years or so, as an architect, I give it another read. It still rings true, as far as the politics of development and selection go. One material to consider for bathroom floors might be cork. Check out Habitus in NYC for their cork tiles, and their Japanese stucco for walls. http://habitusnyc.com/ Awful movie, wasn’t it? The movie was as bad as the book was GREAT! I have tread the book twice, and I figure every ten years or so, as an architect, I give it another read. It still rings true, as far as the politics of development and selection go.

One material to consider for bathroom floors might be cork. Check out Habitus in NYC for their cork tiles, and their Japanese stucco for walls.
http://habitusnyc.com/

]]> By: deepstructure http://inhabitat.com/geohouse/comment-page-1/#comment-7659 deepstructure Wed, 27 Sep 2006 19:21:32 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/blog/2006/09/27/geohouse/#comment-7659 interesting. in seeing the first pic in this article i was struck by it's resemblance to the fictional howard roark's buildings in the 'the fountainhead,' which i just watched for the first time last night. interesting. in seeing the first pic in this article i was struck by it’s resemblance to the fictional howard roark’s buildings in the ‘the fountainhead,’ which i just watched for the first time last night.

]]> By: Cheryl Hildreth http://inhabitat.com/geohouse/comment-page-1/#comment-7647 Cheryl Hildreth Wed, 27 Sep 2006 18:19:14 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/blog/2006/09/27/geohouse/#comment-7647 This design is very nice. Was wood flooring used throughout the home? I was wondering what material is a good source for green design for bathroom floors. Can anyone enlighten me on this subject? Thanks, Cheryl Hildreth This design is very nice. Was wood flooring used throughout the home? I was wondering what material is a good source for green design for bathroom floors. Can anyone enlighten me on this subject?

Thanks,
Cheryl Hildreth

]]> By: Skip http://inhabitat.com/geohouse/comment-page-1/#comment-7645 Skip Wed, 27 Sep 2006 17:07:30 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/blog/2006/09/27/geohouse/#comment-7645 Can you post any details about the geothermal system (main unit, how many zones, et al; basically, how is it used in the house for heating / cooling)? Can you post any details about the geothermal system (main unit, how many zones, et al; basically, how is it used in the house for heating / cooling)?

]]> By: PK - Jetson Green http://inhabitat.com/geohouse/comment-page-1/#comment-7599 PK - Jetson Green Wed, 27 Sep 2006 07:05:48 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/blog/2006/09/27/geohouse/#comment-7599 This is a pretty cool house; I saw it at <a href="http://archrecord.construction.com/projects/residential/archives/0608HotM-1.asp" rel="nofollow">Architectural Record</a> when I decided to write a post about it on <a href="http://jetsongreen.typepad.com/jetson_green/2006/08/august_architec.html" rel="nofollow">my blog</a>. Nice feature and pics! This is a pretty cool house; I saw it at Architectural Record when I decided to write a post about it on my blog. Nice feature and pics!

]]>