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Taylor Swift!. Rachel K, Mackenzie S, Shayna B Period 3. Located. East Los Angeles, CA. Jeans insulation. Its organic Easier to breath Keeps the heat/air in the room Not available in the USA You can use this for a building instead of Fiber Glass Metal Building Insulation .
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Taylor Swift! Rachel K, Mackenzie S, Shayna B Period 3
Located • East Los Angeles, CA
Jeans insulation • Its organic • Easier to breath • Keeps the heat/air in the room • Not available in the USA • You can use this for a building instead of Fiber Glass Metal Building Insulation
CFL light bulbs-Compact fluorescent Lights • Uses less watts • Makes the room brighter • Last longer • $More money$ • Used for the same thing as a regular light bulb-incandescent light bulb
Solar Panels • No pollution • Saves money but high starting price for the panels and installation • Nearly maintenance free • requires no fuel so you can save money on the cost of gasoline • They are silent • Renewable resource • Only work when sun is shining • Take up a lot of roof space
Low flow Toilets • Uses a lot less water • Save a lot of money on the water bill • Not all the waste goes down in one flush • Used for the same thing as a regular toilet
Dual Flush toliets Use less water when needed Expensive at first but saves you more money in the long run Same use as a regular toilet You have two buttons to press instead of one
Motion Sensored lights • You don’t have to remember to turn the light off yourself • Your lights will last longer • price of the motion sensor lights can be expensive • the lights may not work on a cloudy or rainy day Lights the room • It can get annoying if the lights are to sensitive • Energy efficient
Double pane windows • Energy efficient • Faces sun to collect heat • Warms your house • Saves you money • Insulates your house from noise which gives peace and quiet especially in urban areas • You cant just buy one window
Green Roof • You get beautiful plants on your roof • Can have a dramatic effect on the temperature-Reduces use of air conditioning • Good for environment • act as sponges during rainstorms reducing the needs of sewage systems • excellent sound insulators • High costs then regular roofs and higher repair costs
Passive Solar • Works in clean climates • Energy efficient • Reduces heating bills • Reduces production of greenhouse gases • Renewable energy source • Need a high level of engineering expertise to design
Biogas digester • Converts plants and animal's waste • Uses methane • Environment friendly • reduction of fossil fuels • reduction of greenhouse gas • possibly unpleasant odor
Fly ash concrete/bricks • Very durable • Seasonal limitation • Better insulation • Used for the same thing as normal concrete for sidewalks and driveways
Tire house • Uses renewable resources • Keeps warm so the plumbing never freezes • Low maintaince • Limited electricity
fastest growing energy source in the world WInd Farm (Wind Power) • Cheap and cost effective • Abundant • It converts the movement of wind into electric energy • Takes little time to build • Takes up little space so becoming more common • Wind farm is a large array of wind turbines • Problems of wind energy: transporting the electricity from rural areas where it is generated to urban centers where it is needed