Comments on: Wood Burning = Green Heat? http://greenbuildingelements.com/2007/02/26/wood-burning-green-heat/ Reporting on Sustainably Built Environments from Bricks to Cities Tue, 22 May 2012 17:58:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Justin http://greenbuildingelements.com/2007/02/26/wood-burning-green-heat/comment-page-1/#comment-16302 Justin Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:39:41 +0000 http://philipproefrock.greenoptions.com/2007/02/26/wood-burning-green-heat/#comment-16302 Yes, I agree Masonry Heaters are an excellent way to efficiently heat a home during the winter! These fireplaces burn about 60-70% less wood during the heating seasons compared to a woodstove, and nicely radiate a low level, gentle heat. As an employee who has constructed many of these efficient fireplaces, I can truly say there is no substitute for the beauty and warmth these fireplaces emanate. http://mastercraftmasonry.blogspot.com Portland/Vancouver Area Yes, I agree Masonry Heaters are an excellent way to efficiently heat a home during the winter! These fireplaces burn about 60-70% less wood during the heating seasons compared to a woodstove, and nicely radiate a low level, gentle heat.

As an employee who has constructed many of these efficient fireplaces, I can truly say there is no substitute for the beauty and warmth these fireplaces
emanate.

http://mastercraftmasonry.blogspot.com
Portland/Vancouver Area

]]> By: Justin http://greenbuildingelements.com/2007/02/26/wood-burning-green-heat/comment-page-1/#comment-97475 Justin Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:39:00 +0000 http://philipproefrock.greenoptions.com/2007/02/26/wood-burning-green-heat/#comment-97475 Yes, I agree Masonry Heaters are an excellent way to efficiently heat a home during the winter! These fireplaces burn about 60-70% less wood during the heating seasons compared to a woodstove, and nicely radiate a low level, gentle heat. As an employee who has constructed many of these efficient fireplaces, I can truly say there is no substitute for the beauty and warmth these fireplaces emanate. http://mastercraftmasonry.blogspot.com Portland/Vancouver Area Yes, I agree Masonry Heaters are an excellent way to efficiently heat a home during the winter! These fireplaces burn about 60-70% less wood during the heating seasons compared to a woodstove, and nicely radiate a low level, gentle heat.

As an employee who has constructed many of these efficient fireplaces, I can truly say there is no substitute for the beauty and warmth these fireplaces
emanate.

http://mastercraftmasonry.blogspot.com
Portland/Vancouver Area

]]> By: soapstone stove http://greenbuildingelements.com/2007/02/26/wood-burning-green-heat/comment-page-1/#comment-3149 soapstone stove Thu, 15 May 2008 00:17:29 +0000 http://philipproefrock.greenoptions.com/2007/02/26/wood-burning-green-heat/#comment-3149 Great post I really enjoyed it. I will have to bookmark this site for later. Great post I really enjoyed it. I will have to bookmark this site for later.

]]> By: soapstone stove http://greenbuildingelements.com/2007/02/26/wood-burning-green-heat/comment-page-1/#comment-97474 soapstone stove Thu, 15 May 2008 00:17:00 +0000 http://philipproefrock.greenoptions.com/2007/02/26/wood-burning-green-heat/#comment-97474 Great post I really enjoyed it. I will have to bookmark this site for later. Great post I really enjoyed it. I will have to bookmark this site for later.

]]> By: Michael Thronson http://greenbuildingelements.com/2007/02/26/wood-burning-green-heat/comment-page-1/#comment-812 Michael Thronson Sat, 26 Jan 2008 15:47:11 +0000 http://philipproefrock.greenoptions.com/2007/02/26/wood-burning-green-heat/#comment-812 I don't think this article was intended to argue against other forms of green/efficient heating, only to say that masonry heaters are a very efficient option for people interested in alternatives to gas and oil. The efficiency comes from how much of the heat produced by burning wood is transferred into the home and not lost out the chimney. In a masonry heater you have a very hot fire, with more complete combustion, making for cleaner emissions if you are interested in using wood for heating and effective transfer of the heat into the space. Then there is the comfort level of the type of heat: a wood stove is very hot while burning and dries the air and burns the dust where the radiant mass of a masonry heater is more steadily warm. Another bonus to masonry heaters is the esthetic pleasure of having a work of art in the center of one's home or space, where friends and family can gather around the warm stones and be comfortable together, and enjoying the light and warmth of the fire. You can also heat water in a masonry heater using a stainless water coil and a thermo-syphon hot water system. And many masonry heaters have built in ovens for cooking as well! How about a warm bench to sit on and enjoy after coming in from the cold! Masonry heating is not ideal for every situation, but is a great option for people who would like to use wood for heating their home, and who enjoy building a fire once or twice a day. I don’t think this article was intended to argue against other forms of green/efficient heating, only to say that masonry heaters are a very efficient option for people interested in alternatives to gas and oil. The efficiency comes from how much of the heat produced by burning wood is transferred into the home and not lost out the chimney. In a masonry heater you have a very hot fire, with more complete combustion, making for cleaner emissions if you are interested in using wood for heating and effective transfer of the heat into the space.

Then there is the comfort level of the type of heat: a wood stove is very hot while burning and dries the air and burns the dust where the radiant mass of a masonry heater is more steadily warm.

Another bonus to masonry heaters is the esthetic pleasure of having a work of art in the center of one’s home or space, where friends and family can gather around the warm stones and be comfortable together, and enjoying the light and warmth of the fire. You can also heat water in a masonry heater using a stainless water coil and a thermo-syphon hot water system. And many masonry heaters have built in ovens for cooking as well! How about a warm bench to sit on and enjoy after coming in from the cold!

Masonry heating is not ideal for every situation, but is a great option for people who would like to use wood for heating their home, and who enjoy building a fire once or twice a day.

]]> By: Michael Thronson http://greenbuildingelements.com/2007/02/26/wood-burning-green-heat/comment-page-1/#comment-97473 Michael Thronson Sat, 26 Jan 2008 15:47:00 +0000 http://philipproefrock.greenoptions.com/2007/02/26/wood-burning-green-heat/#comment-97473 I don't think this article was intended to argue against other forms of green/efficient heating, only to say that masonry heaters are a very efficient option for people interested in alternatives to gas and oil. The efficiency comes from how much of the heat produced by burning wood is transferred into the home and not lost out the chimney. In a masonry heater you have a very hot fire, with more complete combustion, making for cleaner emissions if you are interested in using wood for heating and effective transfer of the heat into the space. Then there is the comfort level of the type of heat: a wood stove is very hot while burning and dries the air and burns the dust where the radiant mass of a masonry heater is more steadily warm. Another bonus to masonry heaters is the esthetic pleasure of having a work of art in the center of one's home or space, where friends and family can gather around the warm stones and be comfortable together, and enjoying the light and warmth of the fire. You can also heat water in a masonry heater using a stainless water coil and a thermo-syphon hot water system. And many masonry heaters have built in ovens for cooking as well! How about a warm bench to sit on and enjoy after coming in from the cold! Masonry heating is not ideal for every situation, but is a great option for people who would like to use wood for heating their home, and who enjoy building a fire once or twice a day. I don’t think this article was intended to argue against other forms of green/efficient heating, only to say that masonry heaters are a very efficient option for people interested in alternatives to gas and oil. The efficiency comes from how much of the heat produced by burning wood is transferred into the home and not lost out the chimney. In a masonry heater you have a very hot fire, with more complete combustion, making for cleaner emissions if you are interested in using wood for heating and effective transfer of the heat into the space.

Then there is the comfort level of the type of heat: a wood stove is very hot while burning and dries the air and burns the dust where the radiant mass of a masonry heater is more steadily warm.

Another bonus to masonry heaters is the esthetic pleasure of having a work of art in the center of one’s home or space, where friends and family can gather around the warm stones and be comfortable together, and enjoying the light and warmth of the fire. You can also heat water in a masonry heater using a stainless water coil and a thermo-syphon hot water system. And many masonry heaters have built in ovens for cooking as well! How about a warm bench to sit on and enjoy after coming in from the cold!

Masonry heating is not ideal for every situation, but is a great option for people who would like to use wood for heating their home, and who enjoy building a fire once or twice a day.

]]> By: Unregistered Userersfdhg http://greenbuildingelements.com/2007/02/26/wood-burning-green-heat/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Unregistered Userersfdhg Mon, 05 Mar 2007 18:32:52 +0000 http://philipproefrock.greenoptions.com/2007/02/26/wood-burning-green-heat/#comment-11 Thermal mass has nothing to do with efficiency, but a lot to do with convenience. Masonry is certainly an option, but many good systems use water. Not only does it have lots on thermal mass, but it can also be piped to radiators far away from the furnace. Efficiency is all about combustion gas cooling. To minimize pollutants and soot, the fire needs to burn hot, with plenty of oxygen. Then, the gasses need cooling, e.g. a heat transfer to some sort of accumulator. The goal is to have a fire as hot as possible and a chimney as cool as possible. This is difficult to achieve in many ways, and there are lots of different approaches. My entire condo building, and in fact most of my town, is heated by a biomass fueled area heating/electric plant about three kilometers away. It't clean, and it works very well. Thermal mass has nothing to do with efficiency, but a lot to do with convenience. Masonry is certainly an option, but many good systems use water. Not only does it have lots on thermal mass, but it can also be piped to radiators far away from the furnace.

Efficiency is all about combustion gas cooling. To minimize pollutants and soot, the fire needs to burn hot, with plenty of oxygen. Then, the gasses need cooling, e.g. a heat transfer to some sort of accumulator. The goal is to have a fire as hot as possible and a chimney as cool as possible. This is difficult to achieve in many ways, and there are lots of different approaches.

My entire condo building, and in fact most of my town, is heated by a biomass fueled area heating/electric plant about three kilometers away. It’t clean, and it works very well.

]]> By: Unregistered Userersfdhg http://greenbuildingelements.com/2007/02/26/wood-burning-green-heat/comment-page-1/#comment-97472 Unregistered Userersfdhg Mon, 05 Mar 2007 18:32:00 +0000 http://philipproefrock.greenoptions.com/2007/02/26/wood-burning-green-heat/#comment-97472 Thermal mass has nothing to do with efficiency, but a lot to do with convenience. Masonry is certainly an option, but many good systems use water. Not only does it have lots on thermal mass, but it can also be piped to radiators far away from the furnace. Efficiency is all about combustion gas cooling. To minimize pollutants and soot, the fire needs to burn hot, with plenty of oxygen. Then, the gasses need cooling, e.g. a heat transfer to some sort of accumulator. The goal is to have a fire as hot as possible and a chimney as cool as possible. This is difficult to achieve in many ways, and there are lots of different approaches. My entire condo building, and in fact most of my town, is heated by a biomass fueled area heating/electric plant about three kilometers away. It't clean, and it works very well. Thermal mass has nothing to do with efficiency, but a lot to do with convenience. Masonry is certainly an option, but many good systems use water. Not only does it have lots on thermal mass, but it can also be piped to radiators far away from the furnace.

Efficiency is all about combustion gas cooling. To minimize pollutants and soot, the fire needs to burn hot, with plenty of oxygen. Then, the gasses need cooling, e.g. a heat transfer to some sort of accumulator. The goal is to have a fire as hot as possible and a chimney as cool as possible. This is difficult to achieve in many ways, and there are lots of different approaches.

My entire condo building, and in fact most of my town, is heated by a biomass fueled area heating/electric plant about three kilometers away. It’t clean, and it works very well.

]]> By: Philip Proefrock http://greenbuildingelements.com/2007/02/26/wood-burning-green-heat/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Philip Proefrock Tue, 27 Feb 2007 17:05:16 +0000 http://philipproefrock.greenoptions.com/2007/02/26/wood-burning-green-heat/#comment-10 The comparative disadvantage of woodstoves is that they don't store the heat the way a masonry heater does. A woodstove needs to be fired more often and use more fuel, whereas a heater can oftentimes be fired just once a day to provide heat throughout the day. The comparative disadvantage of woodstoves is that they don’t store the heat the way a masonry heater does. A woodstove needs to be fired more often and use more fuel, whereas a heater can oftentimes be fired just once a day to provide heat throughout the day.

]]> By: Philip Proefrock http://greenbuildingelements.com/2007/02/26/wood-burning-green-heat/comment-page-1/#comment-97471 Philip Proefrock Tue, 27 Feb 2007 17:05:00 +0000 http://philipproefrock.greenoptions.com/2007/02/26/wood-burning-green-heat/#comment-97471 The comparative disadvantage of woodstoves is that they don't store the heat the way a masonry heater does. A woodstove needs to be fired more often and use more fuel, whereas a heater can oftentimes be fired just once a day to provide heat throughout the day. The comparative disadvantage of woodstoves is that they don’t store the heat the way a masonry heater does. A woodstove needs to be fired more often and use more fuel, whereas a heater can oftentimes be fired just once a day to provide heat throughout the day.

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