Sustainable Housing by rdean6

Sustainable Housing by rdean6 https://padlet.com/rdean6/SustainableHousing What would a sustainable look like? en-us 2017-05-08 01:50:54 UTC 2023-01-24 04:34:21 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Condos.png INVESTIGATE - What is sustainable housing? rdean6 https://padlet.com/rdean6/SustainableHousing/wish/170409789 Instructions: Read the article below and answer the questions, with full sentences, in your portfolio.

LITERACY: COMPREHENDING

1. What does ‘sustainable’ mean?

2. What features make a building sustainable?

3. Why do we need sustainable buildings?

4. What is a ‘zero energy’ building?

5. How can your choice of whitegoods cut down on energy and water usage?

6. What natural phenomena are renewable energies produced by?

]]> 2017-05-08 02:09:03 UTC https://padlet.com/rdean6/SustainableHousing/wish/170409789 INVESTIGATE - What is sustainable housing? rdean6 https://padlet.com/rdean6/SustainableHousing/wish/170410570 LITERACY: COMPOSING
Instructions: Copy the picture below into an image editing app. Annotate the image to describe and promote the features and benefits of sustainable buildings. Then post the image with annotations to your portfolio.

]]> 2017-05-08 02:14:33 UTC https://padlet.com/rdean6/SustainableHousing/wish/170410570 INVESTIGATE - What is sustainability? rdean6 https://padlet.com/rdean6/SustainableHousing/wish/170411933 Instructions: Summarize the information contained in this game and post it in your portfolio. ]]> 2017-05-08 02:25:39 UTC https://padlet.com/rdean6/SustainableHousing/wish/170411933 DESIGN - How Do I Create a Housing Sustainability Plan with Estimated costs rdean6 https://padlet.com/rdean6/SustainableHousing/wish/170417019 C. Figure out about how much the house will cost:

Aust
https://www.aaarchitect.com.au/home-building-costing-calculator.html
https://www.buildingcost.com.au/calculator/

UK

http://www.building-cost.net/Valuation/Start

http://costtobuild.net/calculator.php

]]> 2017-05-08 03:13:44 UTC https://padlet.com/rdean6/SustainableHousing/wish/170417019 DESIGN - How Do I Create a Housing Sustainability Plan with Estimated costs rdean6 https://padlet.com/rdean6/SustainableHousing/wish/170417085 D. Find a Sustainable design feature to add to your house that works with the house you've chosen:

· Rainwater harvesting

· solar water heater

· geothermal home heat

· geothermal heat pump

· Solar Panels

· Residential Wind Turbine

· Passive Solar Design

· Landscaping for energy conservation

· straw bale construction

· shipping container homes

· Cordwood Homes

· Trombe Walls

E. Figure out the cost of your green technology.

F. Figure out how much your green technology will save the homeowner in energy costs.

]]> 2017-05-08 03:14:28 UTC https://padlet.com/rdean6/SustainableHousing/wish/170417085 Our Portfolios rdean6 https://padlet.com/rdean6/SustainableHousing/wish/170419361 2017-05-08 03:43:37 UTC https://padlet.com/rdean6/SustainableHousing/wish/170419361 Discover - energy-efficient house design rdean6 https://padlet.com/rdean6/SustainableHousing/wish/170899690 Add to your portfolio - Find out more about star ratings for housing design. List features that make a house energy efficient.]]> 2017-05-10 00:19:43 UTC https://padlet.com/rdean6/SustainableHousing/wish/170899690 Design rdean6 https://padlet.com/rdean6/SustainableHousing/wish/170900824 Use the questions below to assist you to create annotated designs of your sustainable house. The annotations will highlight the sustainable features of your house. You will need to incluse a floor plan of your house. These hand drawn designs will need to be handed in with your tasksheet. ]]> 2017-05-10 00:34:04 UTC https://padlet.com/rdean6/SustainableHousing/wish/170900824