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FIREPLACE TECHNOLOGY IN AN ENERGY CONSCIOUS WORLD “This is an authoritative text on the subject of the open fireplace. Profusely illustrated and organized into clearly defined sections to facilitate easy reference, it will be of great value to architects, building inspectors, trade instructors, masonry contactors... and even to the prospective owner of a fireplace. The open fireplace has the reputation of being a very inefficient household appliance on the basis of energy use considerations. ...With this in mind, the author initiated a fireplace research project at the Centre for Research and Development in Masonry in 1979... . The objective of the program is to re-design the conventional open fireplace to actually contribute to home heating rather than being an energy waster. ... Substantially, however, the text is based on the author’s lifetime of experience with fireplaces, as a hands-on builder, masonry contractor and knowledgeable observer of the performance insitu. Harry Morestead, the author, is well-known and widely respected in North American masonry industry circles and Canada’s masonry research community. A long term member of numerous masonry code and standards writing committees, co-author (with O. Knudsen) of a previously published design and construction guide to the all-masonry fireplace entitled “Fireplace Report” (published by the Alberta Masonry Institute in conjunction with the City of Calgary) and invited lecturer on masonry construction practice at several Canadian universities and technical colleges, he has earned the right to have this book recognized as the reference text by all who have anything to do with open fireplaces no matter what their involvement or expertise.” From the Foreward by M.A. Ward Fireplace Technology In An Energy ConsciousWorld, 95 pages, softcover $29.95 |
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RARE AND OUT OF PRINT FINNISH FIREPLACES - HEART OF THE HOME “Fire is like a little piece of the sun which has been given to humankind. Fire has always had a mystical, even sacred, quality. Many traditions recognize Fire Gods and use proper rituals to pay homage to them and even to tame them. The wave length of a burning fire is very similar to the wave length of the setting sun. Fire and the setting sun have a very special influence on the human psyche. Just as we are drawn, alone or with friends, to the quiet magic of a sunset, so to does a fire invite company and the sharing of its warmth and pleasure.” And so begins the best English text on Finnish masonry heaters. Finnish heaters are just one type of masonry heater style that has developed since the dark ages of wood burning began. Are you a dedicated wood burner? Interested in the technology and mindset behind one of the most efficient and healthy ways to heat homes and cook with wood? Then order a copy (or two—one for your best friend or customer) of this very fine, hard to find introduction to the masonry heater world. You won’t regret it. And who knows—you might just get hooked by the posibilities this world will open up to you. Finnish Fireplaces—Heart of the Home , 103 pgs., soft cover $35.00 |
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