Rabbit hutch tiny house

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 also include two controls:
  • one temperature sensor in an unmodified foam box
  • one temperature sensor measuring atmospheric temperature changes