Tags |
|
|
Links |
|
|
Answers - How To Choose A House Plan - Part 8 of 10
If you're not yet giving much thought to how much energy your new house is going to use, and how much it's going to waste, then it's time you started. It should be one of your top priorities - if for no other reason than your own pocketbook.
Energy
Energy
According to USFDA, a combination product is one composed of any combination of a drug and device; biological product and device; drug and biological product
used for heating and cooling homes is going to continue to get more expensive and as we've seen recently, world politics can quickly and dramatically affect your access to cheap energy.
I'll get to the part about house plans in a minute, but first..
I'll get to the part about house plans in a minute, but first..
; or drug, device, and biological product and fixed dose combination would include two or more combinations of drug.
Examples of combination products may in
Examples of combination products may in
A Little History
This isn't the first energy crunch we've had. In the 1970's - when I was a college student studying Environmental Design - world events conspired to create an American energy crisis. It was an interesting time to
lude drug-coated devices, drugs packaged with delivery devices in medical kits, and drugs and devices packaged separately but intended to be used together.
study Architecture, because the buildings we designed were required to respond to the environment - to use natural energy sources as much as possible.
The homes we created used technology and inventive design to give them form - we
The homes we created used technology and inventive design to give them form - we
here is enormous increase in the number of combination products entering the market in the recent years. Combination products have proven advantages but fixe
designed solar homes, earth-sheltered homes, thermal-mass homes, and other types in a wide variety of shapes and sizes. They collected heat from the sun and the ground and held it inside as long as possible. They blocked excessive solar radiation wit
d dose combinations are still in the process of convincing regulatory authority on their advantages over the single ingredient formulations.
Combination pro
Combination pro
h deep overhangs and shading devices, and they were very carefully oriented to the angle of the sun and prevailing winds.
Sure they looked a little weird (some were downright ugly) but we designed homes that stayed warm in the winter and cool in the
Sure they looked a little weird (some were downright ugly) but we designed homes that stayed warm in the winter and cool in the
ucts have become life saving products for the pharmaceutical companies who doesn’t have many innovative molecules in their product pipeline and have been inc
summer and used almost no energy at all.
A Little More History
But then in the 1980s energy got cheap again, and everybody forgot about low-energy homes (see I told you - just a little more history).
Where We Are
A Little More History
But then in the 1980s energy got cheap again, and everybody forgot about low-energy homes (see I told you - just a little more history).
Where We Are
easingly used in the product life cycle management. Even the companies having product patents are trying to extend their product life cycle through the combi
Now
Fast-forward to the twenty-first century and suddenly energy is on the front page again. And again homes are responding to pressure to reduce energy usage, but in a curiously different way - through envelope and mechanical technolog
Fast-forward to the twenty-first century and suddenly energy is on the front page again. And again homes are responding to pressure to reduce energy usage, but in a curiously different way - through envelope and mechanical technolog
nation products and maximize the revenues. But the companies involved in this practice are overlooking that they are burdening the patients both economically
es.
Envelope Technology
The "envelope" of your home is its wrapper - the roof, walls, windows, and foundation. It's what keeps the outside out. There was a time when heat flowed rather freely through the envelope; windows were
Envelope Technology
The "envelope" of your home is its wrapper - the roof, walls, windows, and foundation. It's what keeps the outside out. There was a time when heat flowed rather freely through the envelope; windows were
and physically. They need to rightly judge the benefits of the combination products and they have to even look at the risks involved when combining the produ
single-pane thickness and walls and roofs had little or no insulation.
Today, wall and roof assemblies can be very high-tech. New types of insulation, sheathing, and siding slow heat flow to a crawl. Infiltration barriers (Tyvek, Typar for
Today, wall and roof assemblies can be very high-tech. New types of insulation, sheathing, and siding slow heat flow to a crawl. Infiltration barriers (Tyvek, Typar for
ts. Some of the combination products were well accepted by physicians while others suffered. Companies involved in development of combination products are fi
example) stop excessive water vapor migration and seal the outside more tightly than ever. Houses can be sealed so tightly in fact, the trapped moisture can accelerate mold growth (that's a subject for another time).
Windows and doors have also gone
Windows and doors have also gone
ding difficulty in defining their combination products and facing various challenges from selecting a combination to marketing it.
Following aspects would a
Following aspects would a
light-years beyond the old wood-framed putty-glazed sashes of the early twentieth century. Windows today are offered with multiple panes of glass sealed together to create an insulating layer within; often that "airspace" is filled with inert Argon g
dd to the challenges in developing combination products:
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
Which markets to tap where the combination products can do fairly well?
Which combination prod
as - which has a higher resistance to heat transmission than air.
The framing of the windows is far better sealed, and the installation methods are much improved. Even plain old glass isn't what it used to be - now it's coated with a microscopic lay
The framing of the windows is far better sealed, and the installation methods are much improved. Even plain old glass isn't what it used to be - now it's coated with a microscopic lay
cts are meaningful and rational?
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
Which therapeutic categories to select?
Which Combinations can address unmet needs of the patients?
Do combin
r that allows sunlight in, but block Ultraviolet rays and keeps heat from escaping.
Other high-tech wall technologies include ICFs (Insulated Concrete Forms), and SIPs (Structural Insulated Panels).
Mechanical Technology
The other
Other high-tech wall technologies include ICFs (Insulated Concrete Forms), and SIPs (Structural Insulated Panels).
Mechanical Technology
The other
tions increase the patient compliance?
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
What would be the developing cost?
How to tackle the risks encountered during combination product developmen
area of big change is mechanical technology, including groundwater-source heating and cooling systems, active solar collection panels, and on-demand water heaters.
Furnaces, heat pumps, heat exchanges, boilers, and air conditioners are more efficie
Furnaces, heat pumps, heat exchanges, boilers, and air conditioners are more efficie
t?
As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel
As combination products don't fit into the traditional categories of drugs, medical devices, or biological products, the USFDA is in the process of devel
t that ever and work hard to squeeze every BTU of energy out of the fuels they use. And sophisticated computer control systems manage the distribution of heat throughout the house.
Back To House Plans!
Envelope technology and mecha
Back To House Plans!
Envelope technology and mecha
ping new procedures for reviewing their safety, efficacy and quality.
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
Professional from academic institutions, pharmaceutical industries, health care indust
nical technology are two good ways to make any house plan more energy efficient. High-technology energy management systems can be added to any house plan, and most plans can be easily modified to include the latest in envelope technology. Some house
y and representatives from various regulatory agencies are working out to design the regulatory requirements for manufacture and sale of combination products
lan sites even sell versions of their plans with ICF wall detailing already included.
Take advantage of high-tech energy-saving technologies wherever you can. With increasing energy costs, more sophisticated systems will be paid for with savings in
Take advantage of high-tech energy-saving technologies wherever you can. With increasing energy costs, more sophisticated systems will be paid for with savings in
.
As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de
As there is an increasing trend of the combination products companies manufacturing such products should be able to tackle the problems involved in the de
fuel usage.
But envelope and mechanical technologies aren't the only way to create a more energy-efficient home. "Back in the day" we did it with old-fashioned good design - by paying attention to solar orientation, window quantity and location, and
But envelope and mechanical technologies aren't the only way to create a more energy-efficient home. "Back in the day" we did it with old-fashioned good design - by paying attention to solar orientation, window quantity and location, and
elopment. They need to be wiser in analyzing the market trends and the regulatory requirements.
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
Companies that provide selfless information through particip
house shape and size. An Architect or a qualified Residential Designer can help you choose and/or modify a house plan to better fit your concerns with energy usage.
So choose carefully - a good looking house isn't necessarily an energy-efficient one
So choose carefully - a good looking house isn't necessarily an energy-efficient one
tion in industry events and feedback to regulatory authorities would be able to face the challenges and will be successful in developing combination products
HTTP = HTML link (for blogs, profiles,phorums):
<a href="http://www.answers.org.ua/article/136775/answers-How-To-Choose-A-House-Plan--Part--8-of-10.html">How To Choose A House Plan - Part 8 of 10</a>
BB link (for phorums):
[url=http://www.answers.org.ua/article/136775/answers-How-To-Choose-A-House-Plan--Part--8-of-10.html]How To Choose A House Plan - Part 8 of 10[/url]
Related Articles:
Twenty Five Forum Posting Etiquette Tips
Forex Trading - Why You CANT Earn a Regular Income
Bookmark it:
|