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Some interesting points, Pioslaw.
I think the one idea that definitely makes sense is venting the warm air outside during the warm months. Using the cold outside air to cool the coils in the winter is debatable because of its net effect on cooling the entire house. My gut feeling is that you are probably best off to just seal up the wall when it gets cold enough to run the heat. There is one problem I see with the summer mode of operation. If it is very hot outside, drawing the cooling air from outside means it will have to run more. A possible solution is to continue the chimney down through the floor so you use cooler basement air for cooling. Of course this means that the basement gets warmer.
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