Family builds green house around house for extra heat

[Big E3]

Wait, are they saying that the greenhouse effect is a good thing? I was almost ready to believe global warming was bad, then I went outside. I can't wait, I need a couple of palm trees in my yard.

The only way this would work is if you could cover it during the summer. It would take a lot of energy to cool that thing to a tolerable level. So you make it nice in the winter and miserable in the summer, what do you gain?

[Zundfolge]

I think it could be a good idea for a small house up in the mountains where it never gets very hot. If you were down in the lower elevations it might work if the entire thing could be opened and the roof covered in the summer.

[TheGrey]

I haven't watched the video yet, but I've seen this making the rounds on Facebook.

I can't decide if it's clever or just asking for trouble.

Hailstorms were he first thing that came to mind- then again, I know the hailstorms that come through Colorado are a particularly ruthless shade of suck compared to other states.

Do they have a lot of birds fly into the glass?

I suppose if it were in an isolated area, there'd be little trouble with punk kids throwing stones or vandals tagging the glass. The heat in the summertime would be one big area of concern, as would a house fire. How is the fire department supposed to put out a blaze if the whole thing is covered in glass?

[Irving]

The roof opens to regulate heat. I think the idea is obviously sound, just seems like needlessly reinventing the wheel.

[brutal]

"Security Glass" sounds like it's all tempered glass above.

[brutal]

They have a fairly self-sustaining system, waste water treatment, etc.

Built with ballistic glass, this might be a preppers dream! haha

[Gman]

Stockholm is lucky to see 80 degrees in the summer. This is not for us.

Denver latitude - 39.7392° N

Stockholm latitude - 59.3294° N

[hatidua]

What I found hard to believe was the 84k cost.

Stockholm, Sweden. Not much of anything is cheap in Scandinavia.

[Zundfolge]

Stockholm is lucky to see 80 degrees in the summer. This is not for us.

Denver latitude - 39.7392° N

Stockholm latitude - 59.3294° N

39.7392° N at 5280 ft, you're right ... but head due west and get up over 7-8k feet and it looks like a much better idea.

[Jamnanc]

With energy conservation, I always look at how long it takes to get your investment back. I'm in construction, so I get to see lots of buildings built with geothermal fields. The field for a recent school cost $380k. I bet you the school gets demoed before the district gets their money back in heating bills. How long can you heat a home in Scandinavia for $80k?