|
|
Buildings |
Natural building materials |
|
|
Experiment with using thermal mass (e.g. a water storage or rock inside a polytunnel) and see how when inserted in case help keep the temperatures moderate (cooler in afternoon and warmer in the night). |
|
|
Buildings |
Natural building materials |
|
|
Learn about local building materials which are used in local constructions, and research the benefits of the different materials. |
|
|
Buildings |
Natural building materials |
|
|
Find out about different methods to warm and cool buildings, and compare them - What resources do they use? How much do they cost? What are the environmental effects of using them? |
|
|
Buildings |
Natural building materials |
|
|
Learn the importance of the orientation of a building/den (with respect to sun/wind and how it effects the inside microclimate e.g. a den with the wind passing through will be cooler than one sheltered from the wind). |
|
|
Buildings |
Biomimicry |
|
|
Watch how birds build their nests. |
|
|
Buildings |
Biomimicry |
|
|
Observe how buildings are built in harmony with the natural landscape and climate (lower buildings in a high valley, pointed roofs where it snows a lot, green roofs, etc.). |
|
|
Buildings |
Biomimicry |
|
|
Copy a design from nature into something they build (biomimicry). |
|
|
Buildings |
Biomimicry |
|
|
Talk about something amazing which an animal does, such as 'How does a bird make a nest with it's beak!?!' and try to copy their shelter (e.g. foxes den, wood mouse nest). |
|
|
Buildings |
Insulation and draught-proofing |
|
|
Experience sitting in two different buildings in winter - a well insulated building and an uninsulated one. Discuss the differences. |
|
|
Buildings |
Insulation and draught-proofing |
|
|
Go out camping and find out ways of keeping yourself warm. |
