Open Source HVAC System

Basics

• This page is going over how the whole of an HVAC system is run in an OBI building
• Essentially what systems do what, and how the concept of temperature control, humidity control, and air quality/flow fit into the system that is the house

General Characteristics

• Energy Efficient
• Smart (Can integrate with a BMS and/or weather station and/or the internet )
• Control over ALL factors (Temperature, Humidity, and Airflow), not just temperature
• Hydronic Heating in Floors (and likely floor cooling)
• Potential Storage
• Potential Solar Thermal + Biomass Thermal Augmentation
• If done with a custom building, it will be optimized for Passive Ventilation and Superinsulation

Basic Sub-Systems

Hydronics

• Open Source Hydronics System
  • Currently heating via floor radiators
    • Cooling should be easily adaptable
• Any geothermal heat exchange/storage?