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What is the Point of an energy efficient design?
Energy efficient design is about turning the future of houses from being economical to being economical, green and sustainable. Energy is one of many things that we waste without thinking twice. Energy = Money, therefor if we waste energy we are wasting lots of money. The whole point of an energy efficient house is to have a durable system of systems where you could create energy and even give some back to the system. Making your own energy would benefit to both the community and the environment because people would see what you are doing so they would try and do the same and the environment would not get ruined to make energy.
Sustainability might be about going green and saying we need to recycle, but its about being responsible with our use so that the future generations (practically our kids) could use our resources in the same way we did or better!
Some ways of being sustainable in a domestic environment:
Yes this video is an advertisement for a product, although this video shows how much of the suns heat we waste. I chose this video because it shows how much energy is being wasted, if it is possible to put the energy back into the system and if it is cost effective.
I chose this video because it shows a different way that energy could be produced by using the power of waves. This video shows how the movement of bouy and a piston can make electricity. This design had been adapted for a
Thinair is a New Zealand based company which builds and designs prototypes of domestic renewable energies, in particular wind turbines. This video is an advert to sell this wind turbine. Thinairs' wind turbine have 3 blades, they are all super quiet and very durable, one home with 3 of these turbines have an output capacity that can power a household of 3-4 people. One turbine uses a technology called patented "teetering"hub for maximum efficiency. The video also mentions that wind is an unlimited energy source, that it is quiet and that its free.
The Tesla Model S - Now this car is one to respect and of course Jay Leno has one. This car or should I say Electric Car, is a car which has shined a new light on the automobile industry. The Model S is an all in one - it competes with the Mercedes s class, Audi and BMW, but also the Maserati Quattroporte. The Model S has a low center of gravity because of how the batteries are placed, it has 5 seats and an extra 2 jump seats in the rear for 2 children+an enormous boot in the front which can take up to 5 medium size suitcases. The Model S beats most of its rivalries in speed, it does 0-92 km/h in 4.2 seconds, however the Audi r8 does 0-92 in 4.6! This car is one to look forward to because if people start buying and building energy efficient cars then they will probably start buying cars like this! not the Prius.
This video is another way of using a domestic renewable energy source, without spending 1 cent to even heat or cool your house or office. This renewable energy source heats a house by drilling and playing copper pipes 100 feet into the ground and using heat exchange to manage the heat being produced. The gas used can be reused again - as it is in a cycle system.
Here is my visual presentation on the Tesla Model S.
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