House Unplugged 

Resources and Information

websites

This list has been curated by your Science teachers and Librarian. Even though we are offering them as recommendations, you should TRAC them to make sure they are the right sources to use. 

general information

Controlling Heat Transfer in Green Buildings
​Principles of Heating and Cooling 
Thermal Control in Buildings
​Conduction, Convection and Radiation, Reducing Heat Transfers
Mechanisms of Heat Loss or Transfer
​Building Science Introduction - Heat Flow
​Heat Transfer Through Buildings

Conduction

Green Building Basics 
Limiting Heat Loss Through Windows
Passive Solar Home Design
Smart Guide: Passive Cooling
How to Heat and Cool Your House Without Electricity
Insulation
Thermal Insulation
Energy Education

radiation

Green Building Basics
Beat the Heat: How Design Can Keep You Cool
Passivehaus or Passive House?
What is a Passive House?
Passive Solar Home Design
Smart Guide: Passive Cooling
How to Heat and Cool Your House Without Electricity
Passive Solar Design
Using Thermal Mass for Heating and Cooling
Albedo
What is Albedo
Absorbed Solar Radiation
Light Reflecting Factors
Energy Efficient Window Attachments

convection

Effective Cooling Methods for Green Buildings
Smart Guides: Passive Cooling
Retain Heat in Your Home
Keeping Heat In
Controlling Heat Transfer in Green Buildings
The Stack Effect: When Buildings Act Like Chimneys
Solar Chimney

databases

Databases are subscription-based collections of articles from magazines, newspapers, reference materials, and more.
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They are automatically TRUSTWORTHY because the publisher which curates the collection is taking responsibility for the information. 
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Click the padlock for the database passwords (needed from home only)

Bibliography

You are required to create a bibliography for this project. Your bibliography will credit where you got your information and also allow you to keep a running list of sources as you research.  

Please use mybib.com to create your bibliography. 
Click here to watch a video about how to use MyBib.

TRAC

You are required to TRAC all sources used for research and add a "TRAC Score" to each citation. The TRAC rubric can be found below (in case you misplaced yours).