Sustainable Home Creation
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This worksheet is to show how you will create a more sustainable home. The key is to defend your choices with facts and citing your sources, you do not need to choose a single family home. Cite sources!
| Current | Future Improvements | |
| Described your indoor living space (i.e., square feet) | |
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| Describe the location of your home and why it would be the best for you. Make sure to address: climate, geography, rural/urban/or suburban. | |
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| 3 materials in your home and how they can be more sustainable. | 1) 2) 3) |
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| Energy use | What are 3 things that use the most energy in your home? 1) 2) 3) |
How can you decrease your energy consumption? 1) 2) 3) |
| Water use | What are 3 things that use the most water in your home? 1) 2) 3) |
How can you decrease your water consumption? 1) 2) 3) |
References use (you should have at least 3)
Resources to help get you started:
1) Read the weekly reading in the textbook
2) Id climate based on state then closest city:
https://www.usclimatedata.com/climate/united-states/us
3) Learn more about sustainable materials:
https://home.howstuffworks.com/home-improvement/construction/green/10-cutting-edge-building-materials.htm
BIO-220-ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE