Green Ventalation

Hi All, First post after a couple of years on the sideline. I'll be building a home studio in the future, probably about 1-2 years from now, so I'm looking into the various building methods and materials available. As well as my home I would like to make the final studio design as energy efficient as possible. One thing I came across was a product called Earthlink distributed in Australia by EnergyCore http://www.energycore.com.au/index.php which is a variant on the ground loop heat exchange system. It can be used for a number of heating and cooling functions and purports to be very energy efficient. I am considering this for my home's various heating requirements but I am intrigued by it's possible application in a studio due to it's low noise and energy savings. I would be surprised if others here have implement such a system in a studio but maybe you have in your home and have a view on its suitability in a studio environment. I would be very interested to hear your opinions and observations.

The ground water loops are good systems - I've been working with them for about 13 or 14 years now - so they aren't anything new. However - If you are doing central air conditioning - it won't be any quieter than any other studio system........ you are still going to require a compressor (which wil linstall outside) and you will still require an air handler unit - which will install inside - and you will still require fresh air (which needs to be conditioned) so it isn't more or less quiet than any other system It is more green than most - will cost you up front more money - but will pay for itself over time in energy savings if installed properly. I've done underslab heat for recording studios - so that is nothing new - but still have had to supplement this with Air systems......... cooling (especially in the control room with all the gear that ends up in there) runs year round in studios I've done in Ct - and that's even with our frigid winters. Sincerely, Rod