Jessy's+E-fficient+Home+Project

1) Elements I included in my home: - Insulation to create a barrier between your home and outdoor elements - Double-paned, insulated windows retain up to 90 percent more heat than a single-paned window. - Sealing air leaks - Foundation must be well insulated - Skylights can be used to reflect sunlight and create heat

In short, a house must be well insulated in order to keep heat or cool air in, and it must have double paned windows to achieve this as well. The foundation must be insulated, but in a more intense way because the temperature of the ground is more stable than that of the air. Solar heat may also be used in homes to help heat certain areas. This can be achieve through strategic window and skylight placement.

http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/housing/energy-eff/energy.html [|://www.dom.com/customer/efficiency/res/new_home.jsp]
 * [|http://www.azsolarcenter.com/technology/pas-2.html 

2) __Materials__ - 2 20x20 pieces of cardboard - 4 20x40 pieces of cardboard - Tape - Box Cutters - Bubble Wrap - Plasticine

There are two 5x5 windows in the 20x40 piece of cardboard used as the roof. Also, there is a 4x10 door, along with two 5x5 windows in the 20x40 piece of cardboard used as thte front of the house. The edges of each piece are insulated using plasticine as a caulk. The windows are also insulated on the inside using the same material. The walls on the inside are also covered with bubble wrap to work as an insulation.

3)Testing: The control and experimental houses were tested next to each other, outside, using alcohol thermometers. They were measured every 10 minutes for an hour.
 * || Control House || Experimental House ||
 * Initial Temperature || 23°C || 24°C ||
 * 10 Minutes || 2°C || 3°C ||
 * 20 Minutes || 1°C || 1°C ||
 * 30 Minutes || 0°C || 1°C ||
 * 40 Minutes || 0°C || 0°C ||
 * 50 Minutes || 1°C || 1°C ||
 * 60 Minutes || 1°C || 1°C ||

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