Thinking about refrigeration equipment and design
There are many factors to be considered when planning the refrigeration equipment for a wine room in Texas and especially in the Gulf Coast.
Is the exterior unit located out of direct sunlight and in an area with plenty of ventilation?
If one or more walls of the wine room are on exterior walls, was anything special done with the envelope on them?
If a wall mounted unit is used, what is the throw and is the unit positioned to cool the entire room?
If a ducted system is used, are the ducts well insulated and sealed?
If there is a lot of glass, is the unit positioned so not blowing cold air directly at the glass?
Wine storage in the Gulf Coast Climate
Greater Houston is in a “Hot Humid Climate” zone and is seeing consistently hotter and longer summers. This increases the need to insure the wine room envelope is designed and implemented correctly.
One reason is to insure the wine room is problem free. The long periods of heat over 95 degrees puts significant strain on the wine room refrigeration and as well as any walls of the wine room that are on exterior walls of the house.
Another reason is to insure work on the wine room envelope is part of the whole house envelope planning.
NCV partners with TONER Home Matters
NCV is proud to partner with TONER Home Matters on analyzing and repairing defective wine rooms. TONER Home Matters is recognized as one of the top building performance firms in the Gulf Coast region.
NCV brings in THM on wine room jobs whose construction details might make it difficult to insulate and seal the walls correctly as well as complicated restoration and repair jobs. Alternatively, Kersig engages Lunstroth’s expertise when working on a home with envelope problems that include a wine room.