Read the Fine Print
Educational Use
Students investigate passive solar building design with a focus solely on heating. They learn how insulation, window placement, thermal mass, surface colors, and site orientation play important roles in passive solar heating. They use this information to design and build their own model houses, and test them for thermal gains and losses during a simulated day and night. Teams compare designs and make suggestions for improvements.
- Subject:
- Design Studies
- Practical & Applied Arts
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- Provider:
- TeachEngineering
- Provider Set:
- TeachEngineering
- Author:
- Denise W. Carlson
- Jonathan MacNeil
- Malinda Schaefer Zarske
- Date Added:
- 09/18/2014