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INSULATION

INSULATION. Saving Energy. INSULATION. The following article was published in the “Sunday Times”. You will be given a copy of this article for your exercise book. Cold Comfort. Read carefully through the whole sheet

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INSULATION

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  1. INSULATION Saving Energy

  2. INSULATION • The following article was published in the “Sunday Times”. • You will be given a copy of this article for your exercise book.

  3. Cold Comfort • Read carefully through the whole sheet • Underline or highlight passages from the text that indicate where Ada’s heat currently comes from. • In a different colour underline or highlight passages from the text that indicate how the supply of heat to Ada could be improved.

  4. Cold Comfort • Write a detailed report of recommendations for improving Ada’s situation. • Who should pay for the improvements to Ada’s house – justify your answer.

  5. How heat is lost from a house

  6. 25% of the heat is lost through the roof

  7. 25% of the heat is lost through the roof 15% of the heat is lost through the windows

  8. 25% of the heat is lost through the roof 15% of the heat is lost through the windows Draughts, 15%

  9. 25% of the heat is lost through the roof 15% of the heat is lost through the windows Draughts, 15% Into ground, 15%

  10. 25% of the heat is lost through the roof Walls, 30% 15% of the heat is lost through the windows Draughts, 15% Into ground, 15%

  11. How heat is kept in a house

  12. 10cm of fibre glass insulation reduces heat loss through the roof by 75%

  13. 10cm of fibre glass insulation reduces heat loss through the roof by 75% Fill the cavity in the walls with foam and reduce heat loss by 50%

  14. 10cm of fibre glass insulation reduces heat loss through the roof by 75% Double glazing can reduce heat loss from the windows by 50% Fill the cavity in the walls with foam and reduce heat loss by 50%

  15. 10cm of fibre glass insulation reduces heat loss through the roof by 75% Double glazing can reduce heat loss from the windows by 50% Fill the cavity in the walls with foam and reduce heat loss by 50% Draught excluders are cheap and stop heat loss

  16. 10cm of fibre glass insulation reduces heat loss through the roof by 75% Double glazing can reduce heat loss from the windows by 50% Fill the cavity in the walls with foam and reduce heat loss by 50% Draught excluders are cheap and stop heat loss Solid concrete floors lose only half as much heat as wooden ones.

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