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"There is no reason not to put MVHR in normal houses" There's no reason in new normal houses, but it is very often impossible to do it sensibly in the existing
by neilwilson 5y ago
"There is no reason not to put MVHR in normal houses"
There's no reason in new normal houses, but it is very often impossible to do it sensibly in the existing housing stock.
But then there is no reason houses shouldn't be built in factories, shipped to site and assembled. After all we already do that for hotels and the like. Yet that hasn't happened yet either.
- mdekkers 5y agoThe fine folks at Hufhaus would like a word. As well as quite a few others….
- neilwilson 5y agoYes, but they are more like a Rolls Royce than a Model T Ford. There's no mass production, and we really need to ask why.
- lotsofpulp 5y agoI have experience with construction of many hotels in the US, and I have never heard of a hotel built in a factory here. It comes up in theory, but in practice everyone always goes with the usual construction methods. Even the publicly listed tract home builders that put up developments of hundreds and thousands of homes in a couple years do not use factory built homes. It is safe to assume they know how to optimize for construction costs, and evidently, hiring local construction crews and subcontractors is still the best way.
- anon9001 5y agoI had never heard of MVHR before, but it seems like a very good idea. I wonder if it would work during wildfires.
- willyt 5y agoYou can get self contained through wall units and do it room by room, less efficient but cheaper to retrofit. Hotels prefab the bathrooms typically, but not the rest of the room.