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Passive Solar House
HMW Questions
• 10/11 HMW Questions:• HMW make sure our house has good insulation?• HMW make an efficient use of heat?• HMW convert the solar energy?• HMW keep a steady heat source?• HMW use windows effectively?• HMW make the heat last longest?• HMW use dark colors to our advantage?• HMW use materials with a high thermal mass?• HMW use our knowledge of the sun to our advantage?
Brainstorming • Some of the ideas we came
up to convert the solar energy (into heat)?
• Dark Colors• Solar Panels• Insulation in Walls• Full (constant) contact with
sunlight• Warm Material-Fabric, Felt• Amplifier-Magnifying Glass• Water
Brainstorming • Some of the many ideas we
came up with to make sure our house has good insulation were
• Dome Roof• Latch for thermometer• Foam• Wool• Insulation in Floor• Put it out of the shade of
trees-Open Space• Black Box• Double Wall with insulation
in between
Prototyping-Phase 1
- Basic Idea:- Four Walled House- Double Walls- Towels (Insulation)
Prototyping-Phase 2
- Dark Surface Idea:- Painting Everything Black
- Walls- Insulating Foam
- Using Black Duct Tape
Prototyping-Phase 3
- CD Design- Four-way CD Pyramid- CD’s on inner Walls
Prototyping-Phase 4
- Finding Heat Conservers- Collecting Stones- Spreading them in the bottom of the house
Prototyping-Phase 5
- Allowing more light in:- Adding CD’s on top
Prototyping-Phase 6
- Final Touches - Sealing plastic covering- Attaching roof to base- Adding foam to bottom to reduce conduction
Testing
• Our goal was to get the base temperature of the House above 68 degrees
• We achieve a temperature of 12-15 degrees• The final result was great but disappointing
because we found out how to make a solar house colder than the outside temperature, yet we never achieved our goal.