Keeping Houses Warm Or Cool
Published on Nov 28, 2015
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KEEPING HOUSES WARM OR COOL
- Insulation keeps your house warm when it is cold outside.
- Insulation can keep your house cool when it is hot outside.
- Insulation has been around for a very long time
- Indians in America used animal skins inside their tepees to keep warm.
- Māori used raupō and pungo because they are not solid and trap the air.
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- Today there are a lot of insulation products avalible
- Insulation traps air and this is what insulates the buildings
- Insulation products can be manmade like fibreglass bats
- Insulation products can be natural like straw or wool
- Insulation products can be made from recycled materials like mushed up paper
HEAT LOSS IN A HOUSE
- The biggest heat loss is through the roof
- The second biggest is through the windows
- You can have double glazed windows and long thermal curtains to keep the heat in
- You can use insulation between the roof and the ceiling to trap air and stop heat going out through the roof
