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Guy Marsden - Sustainable Living - Thermal Building Survey

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A Thermal survey of our buildings. I became interested in improving the thermal performance of our buildings (home - built in 2000, and workshop - built ca 1989) when I designed the solar heating system. For the workshop back in 2001. Reducing heat loss from the building envelope is critical to living sustainably in order to reduce fossil fuel consumption and overall carbon footprint. In a recent home energy audit. And falls within the exchange rate recommended by ASHRAE. So to better understand the heat...

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Guy Marsden - insulating door and window framing

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Insulating door and window framing. Insulating Door and widow framing. During the energy audit. I removed the door trim to find that the builders had neglected to insulate the space between the framing and the door frame itself. This gap ranged from less than 1/4 to over an inch in some windows. The solution was to squirt Great Stuff. Foam into the gap, totally sealing and insulating the space to prevent air infiltration. Back to main Sustainable Living page. Hits since February 5, 2008.

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Solar system - insulationg exterior frost wall

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SOLAR HEATING SYSTEM CONSTRUCTION LOG. August, 2008: Insulating the frost wall. I have been learning a lot abut building insulation over the last few months and recently decided to insulate the exterior frost walls of my workshop building. Last winter I had noticed that the snow was melting back from the wall by up to 6 inches. Clearly this represents heat loss through the wall! Exposed frost wall before. Installed foam and board. 2X8 sheet of foam ready for installation. Since my radiant floor plumbing ...

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ART TEC - Adding Solar Domestic Water heating - blog Home Page

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Domestic Hot Water Heating System. Click below to jump to specific pages. My wife and I are committed to sustainable living and I have a separate page. In early July 2006, I placed an order. With Butler Sun Solutions. For a complete Solar Wand installation kit. The kit is unique in the solar industry in many ways - click the image at left for a complete system diagram. Most innovative is the solar wand. The wand has about 2 square feet of surface area that contributes heat to the tank. I decided to insta...

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ART TEC - Solar Domestic Water heating - live statistics

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Domestic Hot Water Heating System. Click below to jump to specific pages. Gauges update every 10 seconds. Readings for the last 48 hours update every 10 minutes. Hover your mouse over the charts to see specific readings. Re-load the page to update the charts after 10 minutes. Collector (40 sq. ft.). DC Differential Temperature Controller. Top of storage tank. 40 gallon storage tank top. Bottom of storage tank. Live web cam view updates every 60 seconds. See below). They are only activated if the coll...

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About Us - Arttec Solar

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To design and market cost effective tools that improve the performance of solar powered heating systems. We are committed to a sustainable way of life for the planet both personally and professionally. Our products are all made in America. When I built the solar heating system for my workshop. Being an electrical engineer who makes a living developing electronic products. President, ART TEC, LLC. Stay in touch by subscribing to our Tweets and Blog posts:. Okay, so I am a geek! The original design include...

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ART TEC - Solar Power - blog Home Page

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Installing a grid intertied. Solar electric power system. See more details on my blog. Image updated March 10, 2013 after adding 2 panels on right (south wall). I wrote an article for Home Power magazine. Issue 136, April/May 2010). That summarizes the project, click here to get a copy. Or click here to visit the Home Power web site. My wife and I are committed to sustainable living. I have a separate page. I am an active member of a local volunteer organization called the. The only disadvantage of insta...

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Guy Marsden - Insulating an exterior foundation wall

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Insulating an exterior concrete foundation wall. Office desk is in the corner of our daylight basement surrounded by large windows. She has always complained that she is cold in that corner despite the very effective wood stove that we use to heat the entire basement that is her studio workspace. This year I decided to do something to make her more comfortable. The first step was to improve the insulation factor of the windows, click here. To learn more about the window insulation panels that I designed.

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Guy Marsden Furniture Home Page

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I first learned fine woodworking skills at the Maryland Institute, College of Art in Baltimore in the early 70’s. My bachelor degree focused on photography and woodworking, and since then I have consistently used both skills to earn a living. I particularly enjoy working with a customer to design a piece which suits their needs, yet also reflects my basic design philosophy. The synthesis often leads me into uncharted territory and keeps me stretching and growing as a designer and craftsman.