Friday, April 27, 2012

Energy Efficient Buildings

Friday April 27th - Mr. Frayne Environmental Science Class.

Step #1. Interactive House Tour - Energy Efficent Home - visit this site and tour the energy efficient home. What features would you add if you were building a new home?

Step #2. Visit this site How do we use energy in our homes?  - use this information for your worksheet.

Step #3. Visit this site Where does your home lose energy?  - use this information for your worksheet.

Step #4. Visit this site Percentage of heat loss in your home - use this information for your worksheet.

Step #5.  Watch this video below on how important windows are to an efficent home. - use this information for your worksheet.


Step #6. Energy Efficient homes - What is a passive house? - use this info for your worksheet

Step #7. Watch these 2 videos to learn more about Passive House - use this info for your worksheet.



Step #8. That this eco home tour and make your own choices as to what energy saving features you will add to your home design your own eco home

Step #9. What energy saving feature would you add to your eco dream home. Search the web to find 3 energy saving eco feature for your home. http://www.google.ca/