Tag: Science for Nonscientists

5 Steps to Turn Any House into a Passive Solar House

In this post I teach you how to see your current house or even room through the eyes of a passive solar architect so that you may alter your behaviour and gain more comfort for less energy in your desired space. How is this possible? In short, by applying passive design principles to the way…
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August 14, 2020 0

The Clo and Thermal Comfort

What is a clo? The clo is a unit which measures how much insulation clothes provide. It includes the insulation provided by trapped air between layers of clothing and the cooling effect of loose clothing which through movement create ventilation around the body. Click here to play “What The Clo?” a game about clothing combinations…
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July 4, 2020 0

Psychrometric Chart

You know from your own personal experience of the weather that some days are just PERFECT! You may even wish you could construct an object to replicate those perfect days again and again. Click HERE to take the orientation tour.  On those rare perfect days it is not too hot or cold, not too humid…
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May 24, 2020 0