Luke Miller Callahan

Excellent, thank you both @Topher and @R. Scott


Drainage - It is on flat ground so it looks like the best bet will be to have it slope 1" per foot into a veritcal pipe that can capture the water and hold the sump pump. The top end of the vertical pipe will act as the intake for the incoming air. I'll put a chimney cap with screen on it to deter critters, and thinking it will extend up 1-2' above grade... ideal tripping height.

Water Trap - Is there any advantage at all in using some sort of water trap to keep debris out of it? It seems like it will probably be more trouble than it's worth, just inquiring if there is any value in it.

Reducing pipe somewhere along the way - to create a venturi effect to help move air along. No idea if this would be beneficial, but you guys might.


I will be putting doors and windows into this. I'm also tentatively thinking about putting a vapor barrier on top and around 3 sides and adding dirt around it. This probably will not happen, but could in the future.

I'll be positioning it so one end receives the prevailing wind which should help.

This will be a 40' high cube (9.5') and it may or may not be insulated (old reefer) depending on what I can find sub $4k.

Thanks for the input guys, I really appreciate it. I'll post some pictures and maybe even a video once I get rolling on it in a couple weeks.

Good questions Topher and thanks for the input,

The total volume of the container is roughly 4,000 CF.
It will be an intake pipe.


A couple questions:

What CFM would you shoot for?
What size pipe would you recommend
What material pipe?
How do you drain a pipe like this?

I will be building a shipping container domicilie/shop in the next couple weeks and am designing the cooling system for it now.

I'm looking at installing a ground loop pipe (maybe 1' in diamter) about 6 feet below grade, that will bring in air from ground level, pass it through x feet (probably around 80), then bring it into the container at either a high or low point opposite from the heat exhaust.

Does anyone have experience with this method of cooling?


For what it's worth, I'll also be pouring a lightweight slab for the floor of the container and setting in electric radiant heating. I was considering a hydronic system but it seems like it more trouble creating a system of this scale than it's worth.



p.s. Mod - if there is a better place for this thread, by all means, move it to its rightful home

Hey all,

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Luke

Hi all, I am doing an interview with David Holmgren about "Permaculture Principles applied in the Developed World."

I would love to hear your questions for him. If you submit them in the comments of the link below, I will certainly ask them in the interview.  The interview is on Monday (8/22/11) @ noon GMT. Thanks!

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Yes Jeanine!

I just did an interview with Gunter Pauli about the Blue Economy and he also preached the need to remove subsidies completely. He has some very good perspectives on how we should progress as a society.

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I am doing another interview with Paul Wheaton tomorrow. We don't have an agenda, we'll just go off your questions for him


Tell me your questions, and I'll ask it in the interview.


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Paul,

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