BIO-220-ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

 

Sustainable Home Creation

Name:

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)  

 

 
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.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
3 materials in your home and how they can be more sustainable. 1)

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Energy use What are 3 things that use the most energy in your home?

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How can you decrease your energy consumption?

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Water use What are 3 things that use the most water in your home?

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How can you decrease your water consumption?

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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