I worked in a factory that made live edge tables. We used an angle grinder with a sandpaper flap disc to remove the bark. It went much quicker than using a chisel.
@@SpacewolfDan As mentioned in the video, it is much easier and thus, cheaper to build the geothermal infrastructure in new developments before roads and houses are constructed. The excavation equipment and crews can go from one housing site to the next without existing pavement or buildings being in the way. I agree that the housing density is too great and the cookie-cutter architecture is bland. I personally want to design my own house to fit my own tastes and needs, so I would not want to live in this particular development. However, this is progress when you consider there are a lot of soulless housing developments still underway that still rely on fossil fuels. That needs to end.
One of the dorms I live in during college had geothermal heating and cooling. It was part of a pilot program that unfortunately was not expanded (I'm assuming due to the cost). Beautifully gentle heat and cooling. The fan ran constantly and just varied speed as needed. Always the perfect temperature.
How do u cut a straight edge on a piece of wood where all sides of the wood r crooked to begin? What straight reference r u using to to pull a measurement from in order for the tract to sit correctly in the first place? Am I missing something here?
Tommy just eyeballed it. The straight edge was only needed to join the two boards. The width of the table varies along its length. The table is an art piece after all.
@@borys444 you take a saw and cut it... But really, he used a track saw. You make the straight edge where you want it by aligning the track of the saw. He didn't square the ends until after gluing up the piece so his rip cut could be any angle he wanted. The cut on the log is already going to be fairly straight since it was cut down by a chain saw. He just eyeballed it
18:56 NEVER do what Tommy is doing. Keep both hands on the saw. If the saw jumps for any reason, you can be sure Murphy's Law will cut your fingers or hand off. Besides, your second hand on the saw helps to control the saw and give it stability. I know he's just trying to cut it quickly but safety first! Clamp the wood down with a straight edge (he clearly has one!) and with both hands, run the saw down the edge to make your cut.
Or. Just let people do what the wanna do. Let Darwin sort em out. Hell. . There's a warning Gorilla Glue about not putting it in ur hair. . . . But come on!!!! I'm low on hairspray!!!!
Those houses are way too close to each other, no real property value. I would rather see at least 25 feet from another house on either side and the back, plus fencing.
@@TheGuyThatEveryoneIgnores I wish there was more space between houses (larger lots) in these developments. But with that said, neighborhoods aren't where the fires spread quickly. They build their intensity in the dry hills where fire trucks can't easily go, and then strong dry winds carry the embers to other dry areas. Neighborhoods are usually (but not always) where the fires are stopped, because that's where the FDs can stand their ground with a constant water supply. Speaking from experience--look up the 40,000 acre Holy Fire from 2018 and see how whole neighborhoods were surrounded in Lake Elsinore area, but there was no structure damage, and all of the houses are less than 20 feet apart.
i absolutlely love TOH but dont trust the new upload notifications, i see a lot of reuploads. dont blame them but would be nice to see consistent new content.
13:25 that Ridgid one stop wrench model 27023 is pretty cool (actually have & use) in that when put small one inside handle of bigger ine….it threads in when “screw” & stays put and acts as a double open end wrench. Meaning don’t gotta hold it awkwardly like doing here😉 Also, the other fav if mine… the Ridgid EZ change plumbing wrench model 57003 (newest but most likely will see model 56988 if at big box store & imo difference between model, durability by like a 7% increase. This my guess/c honestly can’t tell) is pretty great & may hear from ppl that they stuck as broke 1st use, etc… Well like any tool, not indestructible and if torquing on it past limits like any tool, will break. The Ridgid warranty though, A+ (can call Ridgid, register your tools PLEASE, tell them & send pic if asked & will get new in mail. Also, take to store where bought & if have in stock will walk out w/ new….easy! From my experiences). So this is great tool as has all Mai tools may need, even the tub drain wrench (& sink) to remove your tub drain w/o buy8ng a separate tool & that cool, BUT, this IS NOT THE ANSWER TO EVERY PROBLEM, you may still NEED THAT BASIN WRENCH b/c just right tool at time b/c this won’t fit/work, keep that in mind. Also keep in mind the similarities on Amazon etc…if this tool. May cost $8 compared to this more expensive one, BUT TA GET WHAT PAY FOR😉 ALONG W/ THE WARRANTY!! Hint hint ✌🏻
14:53 Why are there so many emerald ash borer beetle holes in that maple tree? Is it actually an Ash tree or is there another bug attacking that maple tree?
They have no yards... the houses are right next to each other. That's a nightmare if you have bad neighbors which is inevitable. And the backyards are all common areas... That's weird. Everyone watching you.
❓ This 🗝 🏡 What is Kevin OcConner's trade? We have Richard who is the plumber but I am not sure what Kevin's trade is? It would be nice to have a video that has each of them talk about their trade?
Man talk about excessive, unless is gets colder than -26c on a regular basis you can heat your house with air sourced heat pumps not problem all winter. All that geothermal digging isnt necessary at all.
The smaller the temperature difference, the less energy used. Saving energy is very important to achieve net zero. Sure, it takes more energy upfront to drill all those wells, but that upfront energy is not factored into the net zero part. Also, during the cooling season, the ground is at a lower temperature than the desired indoor temperature.
@@jej3451 There will be no problem cooling those houses. At 4:35 the developer explains that each house has its own 360 foot deep loop. The heat pump concentrates the heat that is extracted so that it will transfer to the ground more quickly. Since the ground is cooler than the outside air, this transfer will be more efficient than traditional air conditioning. Also, some of the heat taken out of the house is used for heating water.
@@TheGuyThatEveryoneIgnores I get the idea, but I don't believe it will work in such a hot climate. I checked their web site and can't even find any claims that it will be achieved. They only say they're "providing a zero-energy CAPABLE solution for the community", and "it is now POSSIBLE for a home to become zero-energy capable". They make no promises of building such homes, let alone actually achieving net zero without onerous lifestyle sacrifices, probably such as leaving the A/C on 80°F, evacuating the house during hot afternoons, etc. And who knows how much power it takes to pump all of that water continuously throughout the neighborhood; they probably exclude that when attributing "zero-energy" to an individual house. This just seems like the next in a long line of schemes to milk the taxpayers via "green" tax incentives. www.whispervalleyaustin.com/
@@jej3451 My point was that it would be easier to cool those houses with a ground source heat pump than an air source heat pump, a.k.a. a traditional air conditioner. Whether or not this can be done with net zero energy usage depends on how many solar panels they have. Given that these houses only have 18 panels each and there is limited space to add more, you may be right in that they can not achieve net zero energy usage. On the bright side, solar panels produce the most electricity at precisely the time when cooling is needed the most ... on hot, sunny summer days.
What’s the deal with that piece of wood that the electric is mounted on in the attic next to the heat pump? Looks like they ran out of material and nailed scraps together...electric work isn’t too nice looking either.
There's no such thing as self-sufficient. It's a lie that selfish people tell themselves so that they can justify oppressing people that find themselves in need.
@@arthurvin2937 "I wonder how this net zero community is doing today during Texas recent blackout :)" That depends on whether they have back up generators or not. I heard that 9 people have died as a result of the energy shortage. It's pretty sad when rich people pushing an elitist agenda such as the green deal; make being poor a death sentence. As tragic as those 9 deaths are; we can now argue that forcing Americans off of petroleum based energy is unconstitutional as it puts people's lives in jeopardy without just cause.
@@scotttovey Do you really think that it is correct to blame frozen wind turbines even if it was largerly caused by frozen natural gas powerstations? It doesn't matter if you got backup generator in your house. You ain't getting heat because shared central heat pump still has no power.
The geothermal pump concept is sketchy. What happens if it fails anywhere, whose house gets torn down to dig down deep enough to service it? They don't even utilize the sun for winter warming via tile/stone flooring in south facing windows and they probably cut down 200 trees to build their town. I think we can do way better based on the research I've done on netzero.
@@MandoFettOG you remember they all use geothermal, right...which by itself is not reasonably affordable, right? You remember they're making things more affordable through economies of scale, right?
The pumps and other mechanical components are inside the houses. The wells just contain a loop of tubing in which a water- antifreeze mixture is circulated. There are a ton of videos on geothermal heating and cooling, better known as ground source heat pumps, on RUclips. You should check them out. This is the most efficient way to heat and cool buildings. Efficiency ratios of over 400% can be achieved since heat energy is just being moved from one place to another. This development is probably being built on former farmland, so the trees were cut down a long time ago (unless you mean the trees used for the lumber, in which case it is no different than any other stick frame housing development).
@@MandoFettOG At 9:24 Ross explains that the home buyers do not pay for the system upfront, but rather over a period of twenty years. The home owners will save money in the long run with lower energy bills. With their solar panels they may even have no net energy bills for heating and cooling.
The only issue I see with this is it's characterless. I live in a small town that is a hodgepodge. Its a friendly town and everyone has their own way of living and their homes and properties reflect that. Not to mention small lot sizes and what probably will be a really stringent HOA. I wouldn't see my self moving into a community like this ever but I like the net 0 concept.
it's weird like they are condos wanting to be houses. No yards, all shared common spaces. Drive ways right next to each other. You better have nice neighbors.
Every adult and child in this community should own a bicycle and ride it regularly. Bicycles are healthy exercise and fossil fuels free transportation.
Heat flows to cold. That is the principle that allows AC and heat pumps to work. As long as the heat being sent down is 20 degrees hotter than what is in the ground, the ground will absorb it. And that heat will flow outward until the ground temp returns to it's natural temp. Now, if some knuckle head drills a ten foot deep pile and calls it geothermal, it's not going to work. You need to go down pretty deep.
@@scotttovey The ground will absorb it, but with what speed and capacity? It depends on the thermal conductivity and heat capacity of the materials. There's just so much heat arriving in a long, brutal Austin summer. Intuitively, it doesn't seem like a 2000-square foot area of land has enough water under it, no matter how deep, to do the job.
@@jej3451 Yes, there is a limit to the rate at which heat can be dumped into (or extracted from) the ground. Generally, the deeper the well, the higher the rate is. Of course, the rate which is needed depends on how well the houses are insulated and air sealed and how efficient their heat recovery ventilators are. None of these factors were addressed in the video. Obviously, the size of the house matters as well. Cooling a house by 30°F is a much smaller load than warming a house by 90°F which occurs in northern parts of the United States. Ground source heat pumps have been used successfully to heat houses in northern climates for decades. I believe a 300 foot deep well is roughly equivalent to having a 12,000 BTU furnace (or perhaps greater).
what it's called is urban spraw. the absolute worst design for living. Street after street of zero land lots filled with bland vanilla boxes for bland vanilla people. It spreads across the US like a plague. no thanks
The more enlightened among us rail against the suburbs (and have done so for decades), but many ordinary people want to have their own space. They want a little piece of land to call their own. Like it or not, suburbs ain't going anywhere.
The houses were too close together for my taste. They are just one step above living in a condominium. If I were ever to buy a newly built house, I would have it built with my own design. I also need a garage / workshop. I guess some people do not care. Still, I like the idea of community geothermal to lower its cost.
@@jesseyoung9654 ...it all started with Levittown Developments just after WWII. They built two entire towns of cookie cutter homes and they sold like hot cakes. They also used come cutting edge ideas and many didn't pan out, like Orangeburg pipe and aluminum wiring. Radiant heat in the floor was a big hit till the low budget pipes started leaking 20 years later.
There's reasons why people are avoiding actual cities and building faux-suburban-cities. Many actual cities are bankrupt from decades of mismanagement and corruption. High taxes, poor schools, dirty, high crime, and crumbling infrastructure. Call it white-flight V2.0 if you want, but it turns out once Millennials started having kids, they want the picket fence out in the burbs just like their parents and grand parents did.
In Southern California it's hardly affordable to buy a single family home even on a small lot. After renting a 700 sq ft apartment for the first several years of marriage, we were happy to buy a 2k sq ft house on a small (8k-ish sq ft) lot. It's not perfect, but it's what we can afford and much more preferable to shared walls of apartments/condos. Everyone has their own tastes and priorities, and we have to balance that with the reality of where we live. I grew up in the Midwest on acres of cheap land, but that's just not a realistic expectation to have given my career choice and employment opportunities therein. If my house and small property make me an offensively vanilla person, then so be it.
Dang you talk about a lot of interesting talking points in the video production space! We are interested what you do, don't stop. Anytime you are in Scottsdale let us know. If you want, DM us @dmakproductions on IG and we can connect. You do really great work.
10:00 "Cookie cutter" is ear bleeding to the Urban Planner's ears and ear cancer to Jane Jacob's. You will sacrifice "sense of place" if you cut cookies.
Shared home infrastructure is deemed communistic by these people in America. PROFIT is captured when you must pay more for individual building-sourced infrastructure. I'm sure they can't stand that German...
Original Nazis and Wartime movies and film of Nazis have ruined the German accents. Axel is doing something great out there, but he just sounds like a villain who is going to destroy that neighborhood once it's popullated.
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I worked in a factory that made live edge tables. We used an angle grinder with a sandpaper flap disc to remove the bark. It went much quicker than using a chisel.
Community geothermal heating and cooling sounds like a great idea to eliminate fossil fuels from the house.
only new builds though and virgin soil....anotehr souless building development
@@SpacewolfDan As mentioned in the video, it is much easier and thus, cheaper to build the geothermal infrastructure in new developments before roads and houses are constructed. The excavation equipment and crews can go from one housing site to the next without existing pavement or buildings being in the way. I agree that the housing density is too great and the cookie-cutter architecture is bland. I personally want to design my own house to fit my own tastes and needs, so I would not want to live in this particular development. However, this is progress when you consider there are a lot of soulless housing developments still underway that still rely on fossil fuels. That needs to end.
Sounds like a great idea you do as I say and think as I think and I will turn your heat or air back on
Tommy's talent is beyond comprehension!!
I'm watching this after the Texas Freeze of 2021, how did the subdivision featured fare during the outrages?
Yea they should do an update video
Ya know, if Norm was joining those table pieces together there would be a biscuit cutter involved!
He's a biscuit man for life.
According to google maps, only half of the houses have been built in Whisper Valley in 3 1/2 years. And they are still in phase 1.
Amazing considering how hot the house market has gotten
Look at your little bush! 😂🤣
We have a whole city powered by the sun here in Florida.
It's called Babcock Ranch.
TOH should check it out.
300k for house with all that - wow. In NJ you get a shed, a tiny yard and 50 yr old homes with no HVAC for that price.
First time using spray foam? Looks like someone carved a cave.
So good - this village approach, love it, inspirational 👏. Loved Silva's work and tools review. Great episode! 👍
@@Kevin-mp5of What do you mean?
I love y programs. I always learn something. Also see y on ch 40 PBS
Thks
Regards from PR
I would love to put a geothermal system in but the cost prevents it
One of the dorms I live in during college had geothermal heating and cooling. It was part of a pilot program that unfortunately was not expanded (I'm assuming due to the cost). Beautifully gentle heat and cooling. The fan ran constantly and just varied speed as needed. Always the perfect temperature.
How do u cut a straight edge on a piece of wood where all sides of the wood r crooked to begin? What straight reference r u using to to pull a measurement from in order for the tract to sit correctly in the first place? Am I missing something here?
You're missing somethin for sure
@@Kevin-mp5of pretty random comment kev, what’s up with that?? It’s a legit question I have..
Tommy just eyeballed it. The straight edge was only needed to join the two boards. The width of the table varies along its length. The table is an art piece after all.
@@borys444 you take a saw and cut it... But really, he used a track saw. You make the straight edge where you want it by aligning the track of the saw. He didn't square the ends until after gluing up the piece so his rip cut could be any angle he wanted. The cut on the log is already going to be fairly straight since it was cut down by a chain saw. He just eyeballed it
That last clip were the guy was talking too Ross, he looked checked out. Haha
Uses guys are great 👍
What’s the purpose of the central loop if each house has its own geothermal well?
18:56 NEVER do what Tommy is doing. Keep both hands on the saw. If the saw jumps for any reason, you can be sure Murphy's Law will cut your fingers or hand off. Besides, your second hand on the saw helps to control the saw and give it stability. I know he's just trying to cut it quickly but safety first! Clamp the wood down with a straight edge (he clearly has one!) and with both hands, run the saw down the edge to make your cut.
Or.
Just let people do what the wanna do. Let Darwin sort em out. Hell. . There's a warning Gorilla Glue about not putting it in ur hair. . . . But come on!!!! I'm low on hairspray!!!!
Good reminder, thanks.
I see the safety police are out in force..
@@brianglade848 LOL at "sawr".
Why no mortise and tenon in the table glue joint?
Those houses are way too close to each other, no real property value. I would rather see at least 25 feet from another house on either side and the back, plus fencing.
Yeah, fires can spread quite easily from one house to another when they are that close. Just look at California.
@@TheGuyThatEveryoneIgnores I wish there was more space between houses (larger lots) in these developments. But with that said, neighborhoods aren't where the fires spread quickly. They build their intensity in the dry hills where fire trucks can't easily go, and then strong dry winds carry the embers to other dry areas. Neighborhoods are usually (but not always) where the fires are stopped, because that's where the FDs can stand their ground with a constant water supply. Speaking from experience--look up the 40,000 acre Holy Fire from 2018 and see how whole neighborhoods were surrounded in Lake Elsinore area, but there was no structure damage, and all of the houses are less than 20 feet apart.
i absolutlely love TOH but dont trust the new upload notifications, i see a lot of reuploads. dont blame them but would be nice to see consistent new content.
Oooohh. I was worried y'all were promoting obsolete dial-up internet there for a second
Good happy good wood working amazing
13:25 that Ridgid one stop wrench model 27023 is pretty cool (actually have & use) in that when put small one inside handle of bigger ine….it threads in when “screw” & stays put and acts as a double open end wrench. Meaning don’t gotta hold it awkwardly like doing here😉
Also, the other fav if mine… the Ridgid EZ change plumbing wrench model 57003 (newest but most likely will see model 56988 if at big box store & imo difference between model, durability by like a 7% increase. This my guess/c honestly can’t tell) is pretty great & may hear from ppl that they stuck as broke 1st use, etc… Well like any tool, not indestructible and if torquing on it past limits like any tool, will break. The Ridgid warranty though, A+ (can call Ridgid, register your tools PLEASE, tell them & send pic if asked & will get new in mail. Also, take to store where bought & if have in stock will walk out w/ new….easy! From my experiences). So this is great tool as has all Mai tools may need, even the tub drain wrench (& sink) to remove your tub drain w/o buy8ng a separate tool & that cool, BUT, this IS NOT THE ANSWER TO EVERY PROBLEM, you may still NEED THAT BASIN WRENCH b/c just right tool at time b/c this won’t fit/work, keep that in mind.
Also keep in mind the similarities on Amazon etc…if this tool. May cost $8 compared to this more expensive one, BUT TA GET WHAT PAY FOR😉 ALONG W/ THE WARRANTY!! Hint hint
✌🏻
@ 5:56 would conduit be recommended/required? Or as shown ok for mechanical area?
henry ... no conduit needed in an attic where you can secure to wood as long as it's supported to code.
14:53 Why are there so many emerald ash borer beetle holes in that maple tree?
Is it actually an Ash tree or is there another bug attacking that maple tree?
Garbage someone else ultimately has control over to much of your cooling and heating
The best show ever!!!
I'd like to know more about the spray foam.
Great schools rates the area with 2/10 for that whisper area. Inner city schools are at least a 3 for reference....
Bull. Blake Manor Elementary school is 6/10, with 8/10 for student progress.
i miss Norm ...what is he up to these days
@@Kevin-mp5of tahkin' ahbouht stahhta fuhhtalizah
I heard he joined a cult.
@@edrcozonoking - oh, he's a democrat
Nahrm ain't no democrat. Bob vila. . Maybe. . Kevin O'conner. . Maybe. . But not Nahrm.
Seems like they are building these for Californians moving to Texas, wonder how high the HOA will be. The houses start at 380k.
They have no yards... the houses are right next to each other. That's a nightmare if you have bad neighbors which is inevitable. And the backyards are all common areas... That's weird. Everyone watching you.
Geothermal. Leeets goooó!
❓ This 🗝 🏡 What is Kevin OcConner's trade? We have Richard who is the plumber but I am not sure what Kevin's trade is? It would be nice to have a video that has each of them talk about their trade?
Kevin is the host.
The northern German accent is the best! Hamburg, if I had to guess.
@Odorous Smegma the developer, Axel
Man talk about excessive, unless is gets colder than -26c on a regular basis you can heat your house with air sourced heat pumps not problem all winter. All that geothermal digging isnt necessary at all.
The smaller the temperature difference, the less energy used. Saving energy is very important to achieve net zero. Sure, it takes more energy upfront to drill all those wells, but that upfront energy is not factored into the net zero part. Also, during the cooling season, the ground is at a lower temperature than the desired indoor temperature.
@@TheGuyThatEveryoneIgnores Not for long. No way they can dump enough heat into the ground to cool all those houses through an Austin summer.
@@jej3451 There will be no problem cooling those houses. At 4:35 the developer explains that each house has its own 360 foot deep loop. The heat pump concentrates the heat that is extracted so that it will transfer to the ground more quickly. Since the ground is cooler than the outside air, this transfer will be more efficient than traditional air conditioning. Also, some of the heat taken out of the house is used for heating water.
@@TheGuyThatEveryoneIgnores I get the idea, but I don't believe it will work in such a hot climate. I checked their web site and can't even find any claims that it will be achieved. They only say they're "providing a zero-energy CAPABLE solution for the community", and "it is now POSSIBLE for a home to become zero-energy capable". They make no promises of building such homes, let alone actually achieving net zero without onerous lifestyle sacrifices, probably such as leaving the A/C on 80°F, evacuating the house during hot afternoons, etc. And who knows how much power it takes to pump all of that water continuously throughout the neighborhood; they probably exclude that when attributing "zero-energy" to an individual house. This just seems like the next in a long line of schemes to milk the taxpayers via "green" tax incentives.
www.whispervalleyaustin.com/
@@jej3451 My point was that it would be easier to cool those houses with a ground source heat pump than an air source heat pump, a.k.a. a traditional air conditioner. Whether or not this can be done with net zero energy usage depends on how many solar panels they have. Given that these houses only have 18 panels each and there is limited space to add more, you may be right in that they can not achieve net zero energy usage. On the bright side, solar panels produce the most electricity at precisely the time when cooling is needed the most ... on hot, sunny summer days.
YOU GUYS ARE 2 FUNNY
What’s the deal with that piece of wood that the electric is mounted on in the attic next to the heat pump? Looks like they ran out of material and nailed scraps together...electric work isn’t too nice looking either.
I thought he was Arnold Schwarzenegger's younger brother who decided not to get pumped up...
wrong end of the country. Schwarzenegger is from the South, this guy is from way up North.
@@decay2010 Perhaps you are a bit more worldly than myself. He'll be baaaack!
Geothermal is overpriced as a retired home builder I installed mine for 1/4 the price as the local Hvac installers wanted !
I'm in the middle of my geothermal design and discovering the same. I'm hoping to about 50 percent what I was bid but diy
The village sounds like a good idea but it’s being built like an ugly subdivision. Still needing a vehicle to get around.
The carpentry in the attic looks rather amateur
Tom Silva my dude
I saw Miss Molly on TOH !
If I'm not mistaken, Miss Molly loves TOH.
"Economy of scale" is a step back from becoming autonomous and self-sufficient.
There aren't enough resources in the world for 7 billion "autonomous and self-sufficient" people.
There's no such thing as self-sufficient.
It's a lie that selfish people tell themselves so that they can justify oppressing people that find themselves in need.
I wonder how this net zero community is doing today during Texas recent blackout :)
@@arthurvin2937
"I wonder how this net zero community is doing today during Texas recent blackout :)"
That depends on whether they have back up generators or not.
I heard that 9 people have died as a result of the energy shortage. It's pretty sad when rich people pushing an elitist agenda such as the green deal; make being poor a death sentence.
As tragic as those 9 deaths are; we can now argue that forcing Americans off of petroleum based energy is unconstitutional as it puts people's lives in jeopardy without just cause.
@@scotttovey Do you really think that it is correct to blame frozen wind turbines even if it was largerly caused by frozen natural gas powerstations?
It doesn't matter if you got backup generator in your house. You ain't getting heat because shared central heat pump still has no power.
The geothermal pump concept is sketchy. What happens if it fails anywhere, whose house gets torn down to dig down deep enough to service it? They don't even utilize the sun for winter warming via tile/stone flooring in south facing windows and they probably cut down 200 trees to build their town. I think we can do way better based on the research I've done on netzero.
...and use asphalt shingles for their roof....
You remember this is supposed to be reasonably affordable right?
@@MandoFettOG you remember they all use geothermal, right...which by itself is not reasonably affordable, right? You remember they're making things more affordable through economies of scale, right?
The pumps and other mechanical components are inside the houses. The wells just contain a loop of tubing in which a water- antifreeze mixture is circulated. There are a ton of videos on geothermal heating and cooling, better known as ground source heat pumps, on RUclips. You should check them out. This is the most efficient way to heat and cool buildings. Efficiency ratios of over 400% can be achieved since heat energy is just being moved from one place to another.
This development is probably being built on former farmland, so the trees were cut down a long time ago (unless you mean the trees used for the lumber, in which case it is no different than any other stick frame housing development).
@@MandoFettOG At 9:24 Ross explains that the home buyers do not pay for the system upfront, but rather over a period of twenty years. The home owners will save money in the long run with lower energy bills. With their solar panels they may even have no net energy bills for heating and cooling.
The only issue I see with this is it's characterless. I live in a small town that is a hodgepodge. Its a friendly town and everyone has their own way of living and their homes and properties reflect that. Not to mention small lot sizes and what probably will be a really stringent HOA. I wouldn't see my self moving into a community like this ever but I like the net 0 concept.
it's weird like they are condos wanting to be houses. No yards, all shared common spaces. Drive ways right next to each other. You better have nice neighbors.
😊 day
like the development concept.....big bucks though.....i
If you watched the video @7:00 theyexplain that the house is actually bellow market costs for a similar size.
Every new home and major remodel should be built to Net Zero or Passive House techniques.
Every adult and child in this community should own a bicycle and ride it regularly.
Bicycles are healthy exercise and fossil fuels free transportation.
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Doctor Edward Richthofen has entered the chat
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I'm very skeptical that they can dump enough heat into the ground to cool those houses through the summer in Austin.
Heat flows to cold.
That is the principle that allows AC and heat pumps to work.
As long as the heat being sent down is 20 degrees hotter than what is in the ground, the ground will absorb it. And that heat will flow outward until the ground temp returns to it's natural temp.
Now, if some knuckle head drills a ten foot deep pile and calls it geothermal, it's not going to work. You need to go down pretty deep.
@@scotttovey The ground will absorb it, but with what speed and capacity? It depends on the thermal conductivity and heat capacity of the materials. There's just so much heat arriving in a long, brutal Austin summer. Intuitively, it doesn't seem like a 2000-square foot area of land has enough water under it, no matter how deep, to do the job.
@@jej3451 Yes, there is a limit to the rate at which heat can be dumped into (or extracted from) the ground. Generally, the deeper the well, the higher the rate is. Of course, the rate which is needed depends on how well the houses are insulated and air sealed and how efficient their heat recovery ventilators are. None of these factors were addressed in the video. Obviously, the size of the house matters as well. Cooling a house by 30°F is a much smaller load than warming a house by 90°F which occurs in northern parts of the United States. Ground source heat pumps have been used successfully to heat houses in northern climates for decades. I believe a 300 foot deep well is roughly equivalent to having a 12,000 BTU furnace (or perhaps greater).
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No need to invite guest from other channels with zero talent. Tommy is all you need!
what it's called is urban spraw. the absolute worst design for living. Street after street of zero land lots filled with bland vanilla boxes for bland vanilla people. It spreads across the US like a plague. no thanks
The more enlightened among us rail against the suburbs (and have done so for decades), but many ordinary people want to have their own space. They want a little piece of land to call their own. Like it or not, suburbs ain't going anywhere.
The houses were too close together for my taste. They are just one step above living in a condominium. If I were ever to buy a newly built house, I would have it built with my own design. I also need a garage / workshop. I guess some people do not care. Still, I like the idea of community geothermal to lower its cost.
@@jesseyoung9654 ...it all started with Levittown Developments just after WWII. They built two entire towns of cookie cutter homes and they sold like hot cakes. They also used come cutting edge ideas and many didn't pan out, like Orangeburg pipe and aluminum wiring. Radiant heat in the floor was a big hit till the low budget pipes started leaking 20 years later.
There's reasons why people are avoiding actual cities and building faux-suburban-cities. Many actual cities are bankrupt from decades of mismanagement and corruption. High taxes, poor schools, dirty, high crime, and crumbling infrastructure. Call it white-flight V2.0 if you want, but it turns out once Millennials started having kids, they want the picket fence out in the burbs just like their parents and grand parents did.
In Southern California it's hardly affordable to buy a single family home even on a small lot. After renting a 700 sq ft apartment for the first several years of marriage, we were happy to buy a 2k sq ft house on a small (8k-ish sq ft) lot. It's not perfect, but it's what we can afford and much more preferable to shared walls of apartments/condos.
Everyone has their own tastes and priorities, and we have to balance that with the reality of where we live. I grew up in the Midwest on acres of cheap land, but that's just not a realistic expectation to have given my career choice and employment opportunities therein. If my house and small property make me an offensively vanilla person, then so be it.
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2nd best accent on TOH
Please don't tell me Richard has retired. I is the reason I got into the plumbing field.
Gee only 350K
If you watched the video @7:00 they explain that the house is actually bellow market costs for a similar size.
I wish we could've found a house within an hour of where I work for only 350k.
Tesla solar
F Tesla Solar and Elon Musk.
F government subsidies funded by taxpayers.
Einen rheinmann in texas, sehr schon
richards son is way too commercial, company man! not fun for us viewers
They're using Google Fiber🤣
Dang you talk about a lot of interesting talking points in the video production space! We are interested what you do, don't stop. Anytime you are in Scottsdale let us know. If you want, DM us @dmakproductions on IG and we can connect. You do really great work.
Show us how to get a basic permit through our corrupt government.
Clean your BAHK
10:00 "Cookie cutter" is ear bleeding to the Urban Planner's ears and ear cancer to Jane Jacob's.
You will sacrifice "sense of place" if you cut cookies.
Shared home infrastructure is deemed communistic by these people in America. PROFIT is captured when you must pay more for individual building-sourced infrastructure.
I'm sure they can't stand that German...
Please quit this net zero stuff. It’s just liberal talking points !
net zero... then we see live edge.......what the hell. keep the tree in the ground
So... no more lumber allowed?
Original Nazis and Wartime movies and film of Nazis have ruined the German accents. Axel is doing something great out there, but he just sounds like a villain who is going to destroy that neighborhood once it's popullated.
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So?