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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
* Rabbits cannot tolerate temperatures greater than 30 degC. | * Rabbits cannot tolerate temperatures '''greater than 30 degC''', this is why they live underground. | ||
* In this project we experiment with the six Passive House principles to keep internal temperatures as constant as possible. | * In this project we experiment with the '''six Passive House principles''' to keep internal temperatures as constant as possible. | ||
* The six principles are: | * The six Passive House principles are: | ||
** air tightness - air leaks result in excessive temperature gains or losses | ** '''air tightness''' - air leaks result in excessive temperature gains or losses | ||
** insulation - stops thermal leakage through roofs, walls and floors | ** '''insulation''' - stops thermal leakage through roofs, walls and floors | ||
** thermal mass - slows heat gain or heat loss | ** '''thermal mass''' - slows heat gain or heat loss | ||
** double glazed windows - is the equivalent of insulation for windows | ** '''double glazed windows''' - is the equivalent of insulation for windows | ||
** north facing windows for heat gain | ** '''north facing windows''' for heat gain | ||
** eliminating thermal bridges | ** '''eliminating thermal bridges''' | ||
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== Discovery learning experiments == | |||
* In this project we will experiment with a foam box that we can modify using the six Passive House principles. | |||
* To monitor the effects of the six Principles we will use a temperature sensor | |||
* We will have two controls: | |||
** a temperature sensor in one unmodified foam box | |||
** a temperature sensor measuring atmospheric temperature changes | |||
Revision as of 09:01, 19 December 2021
Overview
- Rabbits cannot tolerate temperatures greater than 30 degC, this is why they live underground.
- In this project we experiment with the six Passive House principles to keep internal temperatures as constant as possible.
- The six Passive House principles are:
- air tightness - air leaks result in excessive temperature gains or losses
- insulation - stops thermal leakage through roofs, walls and floors
- thermal mass - slows heat gain or heat loss
- double glazed windows - is the equivalent of insulation for windows
- north facing windows for heat gain
- eliminating thermal bridges
Discovery learning experiments
- In this project we will experiment with a foam box that we can modify using the six Passive House principles.
- To monitor the effects of the six Principles we will use a temperature sensor
- We will have two controls:
- a temperature sensor in one unmodified foam box
- a temperature sensor measuring atmospheric temperature changes