Heat Loss House day 3

The houses were running all night, with their little furnaces keeping them at a temperature of 30 degrees. We came together today to learn the results, and to see where there are leaks by using a thermal imaging camera.

We learned about how insulation and windows affect houses in the real world, and how we might use a thermal imaging camera to find leaks in our own house. We learned about how a water leak by a windowsill could lead to fibreglass insulation compacting and sliding down inside the wall, and causing a big cold spot.

We learned about how any watt saved is good because we are burning fossil fuels to produce much of our energy and that contributes to the greenhouse effect, and climate change. We also saw how this house project has been on the road to Indigenous communities last year and hopefully is helping raise awareness of insulation and helping communities make good choices about home repair options.

There were many houses that were very well insulated and performed well, but one group won the prize. Good job Red Team!

We took apart the houses in the end, so they can be used at another school.

Many thanks to the Heat Loss House Project for sharing their knowledge with us as we went through this 3 day task.