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Joel Dick and I visited with Alex Chernov and his apprentice, Sergei.
They
were working on a project 2 minutes around the corner from ours, in Chelsea, Quebec. March 17/09
North Country Sustainable Energy Fair, April 24/09
Seen for sale in Lille Bradeie, France
photo by Marcus Flynn
"...The Austrian government has recently announced subsidies of EU €100 million to help householders and companies make the switch to wood-powered heating systems."
Thanks to MHA TechCom member Ron Pihl for helping to make this happen
Renewable Energy World.Com
See page 87 and 88 "Masonry wood burning fireplace - best practice"
Wildacres 2009 - - Hands-On Workshop
with: Norbert Senf, Eric Moshier and Glenn Overk
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
authored by John Gulland
by Norbert Senf
Small high output, high efficiency Gymse heater
developed by Lars Helbro
Lars will be giving a presentation and leading a hands-on workshop at Wildacres 2009"Here in Denmark, those builders who never test their heaters are also the ones that build the most complicated stoves"
Fairbanks Daily News Miner
Chawton, England
photo by Tom Trout
MHA Member William Davenport's great grandfather is in the background.
Finished product at the Davenport hunt camp.
by Marcus Flynn
John Rousseau's travel blog
by Marcus Flynn
by Marcus Flynn
New York Times, April 15, 2009
by Tom Reed, E. Anselmo and K. Kirchner
with Doug Hargrave and Tulikivi representatives
Hands On workshop #3 – Wildacres 2009
(ed note: 85% efficiency, using the European definition (HHV),
equals approx. 75% efficiency, using the North American definition (LHV).)
November 7, 2008
Frederik Stevenson teaches in the Heritage Masonry program at Algonquin College in Perth, Ontario.
He is a highly regarded authority on lime and on masonry restoration.
I gives me great pleasure to announce that Brian Klipfel and Eric Moshier have met all of
the requirements of the MHA heater mason certification program, and are now
the 23rd and 24th MHA Certified Heater Masons.Congratulations, Eric and Brian.
Norbert Senf
President
Masonry Heater Association of North America
Report by Alex Chernov
Thermal Mass core and soapstone tile facing
Dale's son Andre and friend Aleosha.
Note the firebrick shiner backing for the soapstone tile.
with integral wood storage and shaped heated bench and tinted mortar
by Stephen Bushway and Antoine Guerlain
Report by Pat Manley
CBC television news
Thanks to Bujna Ferenc for the following very interesting list of heater hardware manufacturers in Hungary:
http://users.atw.hu/kisskandallo/untitledframeset-9.htm
http://www.svt-wamsler.hu/
http://kandalloajto.hu/
http://www.cserepkalyhaajtok.hu/index2.htm"In travels in Eastern Europe's stove culture I have seen some Hungarian heater door castings. They are the most beautiful I have ever seen." - - -Tom Trout
Lars Helbro: - - - "I totally agree. If anybody has information on how to do business with them, please let me know."
Jan 11/09
Thanks to Steve Bushway for the link.
Includes oven, cooktop in oven, smoke chamber and second floor heat battery.
by Branimir Mijuca, Croatia.updated on Jan 12/09 with information on a grill retrofit
by Alexander F. Batsulin
Thanks to Marcus Flynn for the connection
by Steve Bushway
July 15, 2008
I am extremely pleased with the hard work and the huge strides that the current Board has made towards fulfilling the mandate that it was given from the MHA membership at the 2007 election:
Following the regularly scheduled quarterly MHA Board meeting, which took place by conference call
on July 13, you can find the following new Reports in the MHA Members' Lounge:
Furthermore, from reports that both Dick and I have received, there is an overwhelming consensus that the program at Wildacres 2008 was a huge success. I am pleased to report that things are already shaping up for another great program in 2009.
Mark it on your calendar!
Enjoy the summer ................ Norbert Senf
An interesting recent discussion, on a misunderstood topic, at John Gulland's Yahoo Woodheat list
takes delivery of a heater kit, Chelsea, Quebec, Dec 5/08.
Timberframe house, with 12" Hempcrete walls - a mix of chopped hemp and lime formed in place.
Exterior view.
detail
by John Rousseau
Central European Biomass Conference
Graz, Austria, 18.1.2008(ed note: 85% efficiency, using the European definition, translates as approximately 75% efficiency, using the North American definition. The European definition allows efficiency to be higher than 100% in some appliances, such as condensing gas furnaces.)
Boreal Environment Research, Helsinki, 2009
Workshop in Kuopio, Finland, May 22 - 23, 2006
Nordic Council of Ministers
Further Operations in Auvergne
by Marcus Flynn
an interesting email from Marcus Flynn
by Marcus Flynn
Proposed finish for prefab core with heated bench, Hemmingford Quebec.
Architect: Giovanni Diodati, Fournier Gersovitz Moss Architects, Montreal
Marcus Flynn with completed core
Previous MHA Auction donation by Marcus Flynn
Marcus Flynn has translated his website into Russian, due to the large
amount of interest he has had from there.
From a discussion on the Yahoo Woodheat list
thanks to Tom Stroud for the link
by Lloyd Alter
by Marcus Flynn
Precast refractory firebox door surround
by Alex Chernov
by Lars Helbro
by Carl Oehme
Includes a 22" contraflow stacked on top.
Updated on Aug 15/08
Fairbanks Daily News Miner, Dec 8/08
The latest science suggests that preventing runaway climate change means total decarbonisation.
by George Monbiot
The Guardian/UK, Nov 25,2008
Government Affairs Newsletter
David Holmgren is co-founder of the Permaculture movement.
If you are maybe rethinking your conventional business assumptions,
check this out.
An alternate perspective on the current financial crisis.
New Forno Bravo Primavera oven manual
Forno Bravo has donated one of these ovens for the 2009 MHA Auction !
See what Johnny Z and Brian Klipfel are up to
Government and media outreach in support of home heating with wood
A project of Woodheat.org
Two smaller batch fired boilers can be more economical than one large one, when heating load varies widely.
MSc project by Jane William, UK
by Norbert Senf
Fairbanks Daily Newsminer, Sept 25, 2008
by Marcus Flynn
One piece, ready to fire, U.L. listed
with Alex Chernov
These topics will be explored in further detail at April's feature hands-on workshop
at Wildacres with Igor Kuznetsov. It will feature a complete double bell heater build.
OMNI-Test Laboratories, Portland Oregon, October 24-25, 1991
First time online!
This historic seminar kickstarted MHA's technical efforts on emissions.
3.5 Mb PDF file, 29 pages
St. Adolphe d'Howard, Quebec. Oct 15/08
MHA President Norbert Senf gives a presentation on masonry heaters at SUNY Canton.
It drew a large crowd, and there were lots of questions and interest.
"My husband and I attended your seminar at this weekend's Sustainable Energy
Fair. We are planning to build a house next year, and found your information
about masonry stoves extrememly helpful.
Thank you for detailed presentation!..."
Marty Pearson builds a masonry cookstove, known as an estufa, in Guatemala
by Pat Manley
by Raivo Koppel, Estonia
MHA Testing Donations reach $4,645.10
Masonry Heater White PaperThank you to our most recent donors: Tom Hagelund and Mike Gilmore
Prepared for: The Masonry Heater Caucus of the Hearth, Patio and Barbeque Association
- final version. If you downloaded the earlier Feb 5 version, please replace it with this version.
- thanks to Bob Ferguson, Rod Zander, Tom Stroud, and the MHA Technical Committee for facilitating this project
- a special thanks to the generous MHA member donors who helped to fund this project
- Sizing of Log/Pellet BoilersMHA Executive Director Dick Smith reports that Gene Padgitt and Glenn Overk have both received MHA Certified Heater Mason status, after meeting all of the requirements of the certification program. This brings the number of people who have passed the MHA Heater Mason Certification to 27.
Congratulations, Gene and Glenn !
photo by Bujna Ferenc
from HPBA
by Tim Mowry, Fairbanks Daily News Miner
Can a Masonry Heater be 90% Efficient?
Short answer: No. Here's why
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