Earth tubes cooling

Here is a simplified version of what I want to use to cool my little house in the desert. I have been interested in passive cooling for years, but interestingly enough, there really isn’t mu…

Earth tube concept and drawings slideshow, showing how to create an earth tube for natural heating and cooling without electricity at Mackinaw Mill Creek Camping.

When we build our pole barn house we know we want to put in Radiant floor heating to heat our home but haven’t decided on how we want to cool the house. So I have been researching the best op…

Geothermal energy is renewable source of energy with the abundant potential in many parts of the world. Geothermal energy refers to the heat stored within the earth's core. This heat can not only be used to generate electricity but also for heating and cooling purposes via geothermal heating and cooling systems. In the coldest days of winter and the hottest days of summer, energy costs related to heating and cooling can rise significantly due to the increased use. Add to this the additional…

Earth tube concept and drawings slideshow, showing how to create an earth tube for natural heating and cooling without electricity at Mackinaw Mill Creek Camping.

Passive cooling tubes

When we build our pole barn house we know we want to put in Radiant floor heating to heat our home but haven’t decided on how we want to cool the house. So I have been researching the best op…

A simple underground PVC pipe, often called an "earth tube" or "ground coupled heat exchanger" can potentially reduce your cooling bills by using the earth's near constant temperature to precondition outside air coming into your home. The same system can be used to reduce heating costs in the winter.

Daniel McKinney is reaching four decades into the past for two important features of a new house he plans to build. Both notions were mostly discarded after early attempts at energy efficiency led builders in new directions, but McKinney thinks they may still have some merit.

Share optionsAbout EAT Earth air tunnel or earth air heat exchanger is a pre-cooling or pre-heating system which consists of a pipe or network of pipes buried at reasonable depth below the ground surface. It either cools the air by rejecting heat to the ground or heats the air absorbing heat from the ground. It