The Green design for Oprah The Green design for Oprah Winfrey Winfrey By: Alexis Craig

Kaleif Lee

Type of HouseType of House

Advantages/Disadvantages of Tire Advantages/Disadvantages of Tire HouseHouse

You use existing tires that would have been thrown into a land fill

It saves landfill spaceIt saves on building materialsYou have to get the tires from someoneThere is not a lot of sun lightDifficult to control temperature

Advantages of Hydroelectric Advantages of Hydroelectric

Water is free or inexpensive Expensive to build but inexpensive after

built Good for environment Renewable energy

Geothermal pump Geothermal pump

Advantages – Doesn’t consume as much energy as a regular furnace

Disadvantages - up front cost is very expensive

Uses heat from earth Renewable

Disadvantages of Hydroelectric Disadvantages of Hydroelectric

They are expensive to build The building of dams can cause water

access problemsThis can’t cause flooding and always hurt

the environment and its creatures

Solar heatingSolar heating

Uses the sun for electricity and heat Inexpensive Windows must face South Cloudy days don’t work Need backup source in evening Free energy