Great information BUT how has humanity thrived for thousands of years living in caves, logged cabins, skinned teepees, building mud walls and thatched roofs and inefficient stick built homes? At what point does this “over analisys” become cost prohibitive and just plain stupid/an exercise in futility and waste? I’m building a DIY place myself and want to “do it right”, totally off grid and “intelligently/purposefully” designed.
@@OGPLife I applaud you for building a house the way you want. How I am building is just an example of things you can do. I am by no means saying this is the right or only way to build. Here is what is important to us and why we are spending money on home performance. 1. I am in complete control of the air entering my house. In other words all air will be filtered, preheated or precooled, and dehumidified. In my opinion, this is much better than building a leaky (air) house. 2. My air handler and ductwork will be appropriately sized (probably much smaller than normal) to guarantee the most efficient design possible. Thereby reducing up front costs and energy costs over the life of the unit and home. 3. No bugs. Living in the south we have lots of them. 4. At a minimum you have to meet the energy code. 2018 IRC Chapter 11 lays out the minimum requirements. We will be exceeding the minimum requirements for energy efficiency because it is important for us to conserve energy. 5. If I ever have to sell my home (you never know what the future holds) it will give me a competitive advantage over other homes that either just meet the minimum standard or don’t meet the standard at all. In the end, I think we will both be happy with our homes and that is what is important. We work too hard to not have what we want. I wish you all the best on your build and I appreciate you watching our videos and voicing your opinion. Hopefully, I will see you in the comments section on future videos!
I agree 100%. Humans have been building stuff for thousands upon thousands of years, some of which are still in place. But it’s in the last 40 years or so that modern engineering came along with having to have permits, having to follow code, inspections, having do to this, do that and for me it’s nothing more than a money grab and government over reach.
The drive is for improve efficiency. Our planet is not capable of supporting the amount of people and activities we have if we used 1800 technologies. Heat pump is vastly more efficient than a furnace. Insulation and air tightness reduce heating and cooling loads. The people hundreds of years ago did not have control over their environment. We have the ability to control it and improve comfort. You can choose to live in a tin shack. Other people want to live in comfort with healthy air. FYI, life expectancy has increase partly because we have better control over our environment.
Great information, thank you for sharing.
You bet! Thanks for watching! We are learning together. More to come on this topic.
Great information BUT how has humanity thrived for thousands of years living in caves, logged cabins, skinned teepees, building mud walls and thatched roofs and inefficient stick built homes? At what point does this “over analisys” become cost prohibitive and just plain stupid/an exercise in futility and waste? I’m building a DIY place myself and want to “do it right”, totally off grid and “intelligently/purposefully” designed.
@@OGPLife I applaud you for building a house the way you want. How I am building is just an example of things you can do. I am by no means saying this is the right or only way to build. Here is what is important to us and why we are spending money on home performance.
1. I am in complete control of the air entering my house. In other words all air will be filtered, preheated or precooled, and dehumidified. In my opinion, this is much better than building a leaky (air) house.
2. My air handler and ductwork will be appropriately sized (probably much smaller than normal) to guarantee the most efficient design possible. Thereby reducing up front costs and energy costs over the life of the unit and home.
3. No bugs. Living in the south we have lots of them.
4. At a minimum you have to meet the energy code. 2018 IRC Chapter 11 lays out the minimum requirements. We will be exceeding the minimum requirements for energy efficiency because it is important for us to conserve energy.
5. If I ever have to sell my home (you never know what the future holds) it will give me a competitive advantage over other homes that either just meet the minimum standard or don’t meet the standard at all.
In the end, I think we will both be happy with our homes and that is what is important. We work too hard to not have what we want.
I wish you all the best on your build and I appreciate you watching our videos and voicing your opinion. Hopefully, I will see you in the comments section on future videos!
I agree 100%. Humans have been building stuff for thousands upon thousands of years, some of which are still in place. But it’s in the last 40 years or so that modern engineering came along with having to have permits, having to follow code, inspections, having do to this, do that and for me it’s nothing more than a money grab and government over reach.
The drive is for improve efficiency. Our planet is not capable of supporting the amount of people and activities we have if we used 1800 technologies.
Heat pump is vastly more efficient than a furnace.
Insulation and air tightness reduce heating and cooling loads.
The people hundreds of years ago did not have control over their environment. We have the ability to control it and improve comfort.
You can choose to live in a tin shack. Other people want to live in comfort with healthy air.
FYI, life expectancy has increase partly because we have better control over our environment.
@@phamlam3720 well said.