Based on what you learned at Habitat for Humanity, answer the following questions by posting a comment to the blog.
What are 3 New Things that you learned?
What are 2 Materials or Designs that you would like to use in your house?
What is 1 Question that you still have about green design, green materials, or green buildings?
14 responses so far ↓
Eva // September 23, 2008 at 6:16 pm |
why did the architects choose styrofoam as an insulator?
Kate // September 23, 2008 at 6:21 pm |
I learned that the fiberglass insulation in most homes is toxic, R value is how well insulation retain heat, and the pink toxic fiberglass does not have a particularly high R value. Two materials I would want to use is Ultra touch, the shredded denim, and local lumber from Maine.
What is the average price per square foot of:
a LEED certified green building
a conventional building
both of these type of buildings built by Habitat for Humanity?
Tina // September 23, 2008 at 6:21 pm |
What is styrofoam made out of? Is it something that can hurt the Earth?
Kaila // September 23, 2008 at 6:22 pm |
1
you can use used jeans for insolation
glass lets in the most cold air
styrofoam and concrete were mostly used in one house
2
styrofoam
concrete
used jeans
3
is it used styrofoam and if not can you used something else??
styrofoam
adelia // September 23, 2008 at 6:23 pm |
Three things I learned yesterday were that you can heat a home with warm water, you can build houses with styrafoam and concrete (walls), and there is a type of pavement that absorbs water.
Two things I would put in my “green house” are jean insulation and a water heating system.
One question I have is about recycled building material. If it is thrown away in the first place then doesn,t that mean there is something wrong with it.
Nick // September 23, 2008 at 6:24 pm |
I learned about new types of insulation, better ways to heat a house and how they test houses for leaks.
In my house, I would like to use those Styrofoam blocks and the hot water heating system.
Logan // September 23, 2008 at 6:24 pm |
1. Polyicocianurate is a type of insulation.
2. lego insulation is often used for green homes.
3. R Rating is needed to properly insulate walls.
1. concrete
2. styrofoam
1.
Ji Won Song // September 23, 2008 at 6:25 pm |
How many percent of people are use Green design?(of all U.S. citizens)
Steven T // September 23, 2008 at 6:25 pm |
1. Can windows be reusable?
2. Can shingles be made of trash?
DUNCAN! // September 23, 2008 at 6:26 pm |
newthings=
that cement and styro-foam together can be really insulating.
that a lot of greenhouses comprised of mainly styro-foam.
using legos can help you when you work for habitat for humanity
Materials or designs!
where you heat up the floor with hot water and cement BUT you use styro-foam on it as well!
just put un-shredded jeans on walls it would look cool.
are the mats. expensiveÞ
Michaela // September 23, 2008 at 6:26 pm |
Based on what I learned at Habitat for Humanity, some new things I learned are that there is a new insulator made up of blue jeans, there is a type of cement that absorbs water, and that one of the new houses they are building, will cost 1/2 as much money to heat than almost any other one. Something I might want to put in my green house is hoses under the cement, to heat the house, and the LOGIX (styrofoam) foundation blocks. One question I have is: “What does LEED stand for?”
tatum // September 23, 2008 at 6:26 pm |
I learned that a lot of green houses are comprised of mainly styrofoam. Also, I learned that ethanol can come from wood shavings and that Habitat for Humanity gets about 800 volunteers per house that they build. It would be cool to use those hot water pipes that run through the floors of green homes. The styrofoam blocks are also a great idea. My question is:
After the concrete floor is heated, how long does it take for it to cool down?
Elin // September 23, 2008 at 10:01 pm |
I learned that jeans can be used for insulation, two pieces of styrofoam with concrete in between is a really good kind of insulation, and your roof has to be rated at least R50. Two things I would want to put in my green home are insulation made from old jeans, and pipes with hot water under the floor. One question I have:
Is it more energy efficient to have your home spread out with only one story, or to have it be more than one story and take up less space on the ground?
Grant // September 26, 2008 at 11:27 am |
I learned that glass lets out most of the heat in your house and that you can use styrofoam like legos to build a house also i learned that an attic has to be rated atlesat r-50 and that jeans can be turned into insulation!