Rick Vugteveen

Curious to hear any strong opinions on electric hot water heating. From what I've read so far it doesn't sound worth it.

The blocker for us removing natural gas completely is really the fireplace. Since that is staying, may as well go gas tankless for water and have the BBQ hookup.

Thanks for the reply. I know exactly what you are talking about with all the Jetson ads! I’m going to look into Gree option in a consult next week. I don’t see us completely dropping gas given hot water on demand, convenience of natural gas BBQ and a fireplace.

This is a good point. Level of filtration in the air handler will be a question to ask. I know that for our older oversized Lennox has furnace we've been recommended to stick to low MERV filters.

The stack effect is very real for us. Top floor (half floor attic) has a huge variance from the basement level at this point. First year in this house figuring out how it actually performs season to season.

I brought up an HRV with the architect we are working with. Her opinion was that we have enough "natural" air exchange plus bathroom fans and kitchen fan that it wouldn't be worth it for our situation. We are looking to introduce another cold air return on the top floor to improve air circulation.

I did bring up the potential of radiant in floor heat for the basement suite. Advice was to keep the boiler for that independent of the main house hot water. We are about to enter into teenage years so potential for two showers at the same time on our side plus grandma in her suite.

We are still keeping gas for hot water on demand, BBQ and a fireplace. Moving from gas to induction for the range. Will likely due electric in floor heating for 1-2 bathrooms only.

Keeping an open mind about ductless. Now would be the time. I've heard mixed things about air quality and keeping all the head units clean. Also the bulk of the head units themselves. On the flip side, I could see the zoning being a great fit for our scenario, plus freed up space from duct removal.

The quote was for a 3 ton. Don't have a full J calc to confirm. Would be for roughly 3,000sqft.

I just talked to someone that installs Gree and Mitsubishi primarily. It will be interesting to get a second opinion.

Located the Metro Vancouver area.

We are going to be upgrading our service to 200amps as part of this in any scenario. No EV on the horizon.

We're lucky to have extensive ducting but will still need to make changes due to floor plan updates and putting in a basement suite.

We had one HVAC installer through. Recommended a Daikin dual fuel setup. I trust his work but he sounded a bit behind on all the heat pump options. From research so far I'm seeing that we might want to consider Mitsubishi specifically, potentially the cold climate "hyper heat" options.

Awesome. Any recommendations would be appreciated.

We are working on phased renovation plans at the moment. In some areas (kitchen, basement, attic level) insulation will be greatly improved. In other areas the original wood windows and wood paneling will stay.

Any recommended HVAC pros specializing in heat pumps? Or your own experience to share around what brand/system might be best? Specifically curious about options without natural gas backup.

There must be a few folks on BlueSky in the know about this... 🙏

@lanefab.com Question for you: any recommended HVAC professionals who have a good deal of experience with heat pumps without natural gas backup heat? Thoughts on what brand/system might be best for a "thermally challenged" 1912 home? I figured you'd likely have some knowledge here. Thanks!

It would be an interesting experiment to take these ratios and apply them to all residential land in Metro Vancouver. Then have scenarios at 4M and 5M where you re-allocate the fixed land to the different forms of development.

Presenting these stuffies just adds insult to injury.

Feeling MUCH better now.

Max stress. 😬

Curious about the top picks that are out there. I've wanted a new community and work travel backpack for years but have put off the research to figure out the best options out there.

Thank you for being so clear and unambiguous in your support!

Agreed! I hope that OneCity can help make it happen.

Thanks for your response. No doubt something to consider for COPE's platform. Personally I would love to see COPE, Green and OneCity all support. ABC too but not nearly as hopeful there.

@wazaroff.bsky.social @ptfry.bsky.social @seanorr.bsky.social @copevancouver.bsky.social @rebeccaleebligh.bsky.social @lucymaloney.bsky.social The case for a public, Translink integrated bike share system is compelling. I hope to see this in ALL of your election platforms! Agreed? #vanpoli

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Hey! Thanks for the invite. Surprised to find myself free from kid’s soccer duties last minute. Walking over, see you in 10.

Agreed on both points. We need more ground-oriented family housing on quiet streets, but practically speaking it’s much easier to assemble sites on busier streets like 6th. I think the plex option works better on the interior streets.

The NWSS development is a good example. Some of the properties on Sixth are looking more run down. Land Assembly signs are up. Compare to 5th Street where there there’s more separation and less traffic. Noticed a new build there.

To be fair, people are not wrong about the nasty parts of land assembly. It creates uncertainty and discourages investment in existing properties. I have a lot of empathy for people who have poured years of effort and their finances into their home.