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I have been doing a bit of research over the past few weeks on the most efficient method for heating both our radiant heating system and domestic hot water. This is not meant to be an exhaustive account of that research but I am conflicted as to the best option. In the end we will […]

A few days ago we received our second quote on a radiant heating system from Don Vance at Radiantec. The quote was for an Open Direct System whereas the first quote was for a closed system that would require a bit more hardware. Radiantec came in at just over $1,200 for everything but the heat […]

We received our first quote today from Steve Haldi at Hannel RadiantDirect.com. Steve quoted pretty much everything needed for a closed system using an electric water heater. The entire package came in at just under $2,500 and included the following items:

1 – PaceMaker E3R electric water heater)

1 Trim Kit

2 Loop Supply and Return Manifold with […]

I mentioned in our last design meeting, we had decided that radiant heating was definitely a necessity and no longer a want. Well, I did a bit of research last week on various radiant heating systems and just received my first call back from a company called Radiantec who confirmed that radiant systems can in […]

On Friday we had our second design meeting for the 100k house. This time we invited Scott from Level 5 to join us in order to give initial feedback from a cost standpoint on our initial design. Overall the meeting went very well and we all agreed that we got a lot accomplished. We left […]

A couple weeks ago on Thursday, October 25th the team had its first meeting to discuss the feasibility of building a modern and green home in Philly for $100K. Prior to this meeting the 100k house was nothing more than an idea or dream in the heads of myself (Chad) and Brian (Brian Phillips - […]