Please Note:This website explains green building for a climate zone comparable to North Texas or Central Texas, such as the climate of Waco or Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas. It is important to hire a green builder who is an expert in energy-efficient building in your climate zone.

Hot Water in Green Building

Heating Water in Green Homes 

 

Note: This website is for the climate zone that includes North Texas and Central Texas. Regardless of your climate zone, the first priority for green building or energy-efficient remodeling is to hire a green builder or architect who understands and uses up-to-date green building practices for your area.

Solar Hot Water

A solar hot water system, installed on a south-facing roof, can be integrated with both domestic water and space heating by way of a highly-insulated, large-capacity hot water storage tank with heat exchanger coils specifically designed for this integration.

A solar hot water system has a short pay-back time period. 

Recirculating Cold Water

In almost every American home there is a waiting period for hot water while the cold water in the pipes runs down the drain. 

To engineer an energy-efficient hot-water system:

1. Optimize the shortest route for hot water to travel.

2. Select the right type of pipe.

3. Choose the right size of pipe.

4. Install a recirculation loop run by an efficient pump which recirculates cooled water in the hot water pipes back to the water heater.

This also adds the convenience of "instant" hot water.

On the Way to the Shower

AndersonSargent ran solar-heated hot water through a towel warming tube on the water's path to the shower in their net zero energy home in Frisco, Texas. A "warm" touch!.

Do you need a green builder/remodeler
 in North Central Texas 
or the Dallas-Fort Worth area? 
Contact Terry Jensen 
972 251-1532 or 817 545-0140

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972 251-1532 or 
817 545-0140

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Are you looking for
 a green builder 
or a green remodeler
in Dallas-Fort Worth
 or North Central Texas 

Contact Terry Jensen 
972 251-1532 or 817 545-0140

 

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