6.39.Hungary-4-detail-j
by Charlie Szoradi
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6.39.Hungary-4-detail-j
Artist
Charlie Szoradi
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Drawing - Ink On Paper
Description
Hungary 4: Detail (j) Highlights Relevant to Sustainable Design:
We can leverage passive as well as active geothermal advantages.
The wine cellars built into the hillsides take advantage of the fifty-five degrees Fahrenheit (12.77 degrees Celsius) ground temperature that is typically below the frost line (three feet underground) around the world and around the year. This same approach to consistent temperature control is also illustrated and described in sketchbook Hungary 3: Detail (g). For comparison, here is a detail.
Hungary 4: Detail (k)—From Hungary 3 (See separate image)
In America, the same principles are used in applications such as the Pennsylvania bank barn, built into hillsides to protect the animals during cold winters and hot summers. We took advantage of this passive geothermal advantage to reduce energy costs on the addition to our home, by building the family room and kitchen into the hillside.
Author and illustrator: Charlie Szoradi is an architect, inventor, and the CEO of Independence LED Lighting. He writes about many other topics related to the geothermal advantage through his extensive travels around the world.
If you have found this posting online, it is an excerpt from Mr. Szoradi’s book Learn from Looking that served as the inspiring seed content for this drawing share resource. For additional drawings and insights on passive and active geothermal advantage, we hope that you enjoy exploring LearnfromLooking.com. You can search via general terms such as sustainability as well as narrower terms such as climate control systems and the geothermal advantage.
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November 25th, 2016
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