Biomass Ready App

How will biomass fuel be delivered to your storage area? Biomass fuel for community-scale projects is delivered by truck of the size given in the Biomass Design Parameters. You’ll need to know where you can add a paved driveway suitable for truck delivery during business hours. Add this driveway to your site layout diagram and label it something like “Future Biomass Delivery Driveway

Where will you store the biomass fuel? Most biomass facilities store between a week of fuel and a whole heating season of fuel. That fuel is usually stored next to a biomass boiler to make supplying the fuel easy. Add a rectangle to your site diagram of the dimensions specified in the Biomass Design Parameters. Label this square something like “Future Biomass Storage Facility.”

Where will you put the biomass boiler? Biomass boilers are often used to supplement conventional heating systems, but can also be the primary source of heat. Biomass boilers are larger than conventional boilers and are often housed in a separate building or shipping container. These structures are usually located immediately adjacent to (or part of) the biomass storage facility. Add a rectangle to your site diagram of the dimensions specified in the Biomass Design Parameters. Label this square something like “Future Biomass Boiler Facility.”

How will you connect your boiler to your building?Heat distribution piping is expensive – especially if it needs to be buried – so the closer the boiler building is to your new building, the better. Add a line or path to your site diagram connecting the biomass boiler facility to your building’s mechanical room. Label this line something like “Future Biomass distribution pipe.”

How will you integrate the biomass system with your HVAC system? This is often the biggest challenge. Biomass boilers deliver hot water. Many modern conventional heating systems work the same way. If you select one of those systems, adding biomass is simple. But if have a stand-alone heating appliances in each room, adding a central biomass system can be prohibitively expensive.

 
If all five Design Responses require no major deconstruction, then your project is Biomass Ready!
 
Even if adding a biomass system will require extensive deconstruction or demolition, at least you and your team will have made informed design decisions. An informed project is Biomass Aware.
 

 
If all five Design Responses require no major deconstruction, then your project is Biomass Ready!
 
Even if adding a biomass system will require extensive deconstruction or demolition, at least you and your team will have made informed design decisions. An informed project is Biomass Aware.