Tagged: home energy
heat conduction through a window
visitors this year: 39 Get two temperature sensors to measure the temperature inside and outside a window. You may find that over a long period of time it is best to record your data...
heat conduction
visitors this year: 106 You can use a temperature sensor to study the conduction of heat through materials. Two temperature sensors allow you to compare different materials at the same time. In this example,...
keep the house warm
visitors this year: 85 We need to keep our homes warm in cold weather. We also need to do this as economically as possible. There are several ways to insulate your home and keep...
day and night light & temperature
visitors this year: 51 What time does it get light in the morning? When does it get dark? Is the central heating working? I just had to know, so I took my data logging...
scientist 49: the building scientist – heat pumps and an eco-home (2012)
visitors this year: 384 Building scientist David Crowther in Cambridge explains how a heat pump, under floor heating and good insulation keep a house warm. He talks to the Science Show’s Nicola Terry 05/02/2012...
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scientist 29: the eco-home builder – solar panels by Polysolar (2013)
visitors this year: 374 Pete McKeown, director of Cernunnos Homes and Hamish Watson, director of Polysolar tell Chris Creese about their special solar panels and offer some smart ideas for using solar energy. Follow-up link:...
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scientist 14: the home insulation advisor – heat loss from houses (2012)
visitors this year: 391 Nicola Terry hitches a ride on the Heatseekers vehicle in Cambridge as speaks with Dawn Morley. Dawn explains how their infra red camera is able to see where a house...
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scientist 13: the architect – Cambridge eco-homes (2012)
visitors this year: 419 Roger Frost visits a super-insulated city home that minimises its use of energy and has a garden for insulation on the roof. He talks to architect Jeremy Ashworth about the...
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scientist 11: the building scientist – home energy use (2012)
visitors this year: 361 Science Show reporter Nicola Terry asked a local environmental scientist Dr Ray Galvin to tell us about houses and heat loss. He offers a scientific look at ways to reduce...
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Fracking for shale gas and purifying fracking water – 105science
visitors this year: 75 Fracking was once uneconomic, but today’s energy crisis has led to new options. Just as the government has issued licences to drill in the UK, so too there have been...
Reducing heat loss from houses -105science
visitors this year: 56 A scientific look at ways to reduce our use of energy in the home while still staying warm! We’ll meet a building scientist and ask how does a house lose...
Solar panel technology in Cambridge – 105science
visitors this year: 37 Solar panel experts tell Chris Creese about their special panels and offer some smart ideas for using solar energy. Pete McKeown, Director of Cernunnos Homes (http://www.cernunnos-homes.co.uk/) and Hamish Watson, Director...
An eco-home + The aims of Cambridge Carbon Footprint – 105science
visitors this year: 55 Eco-homes feature: Roger Frost visits a stunning, super-insulated city home that minimises its use of energy; has a garden for insulation on the roof but without a heat pump in...
Heat seekers infra red camera + Antarctic hydrothermal vents – 105science
visitors this year: 35 Heat Seekers’ Dawn Morley explains how their infra red camera in a van is able to ‘see’ where a house loses its heat. Staff trainer Dawn spoke to Nicola Terry. Roger...
A building scientist’s home + Infra red and the Mona Lisa – 105science
visitors this year: 50 Building scientist David Crowther explains how a heat pump, underfloor heating and good insulation keep his Cambridge house warm. He was talking to the Science Show’s Nicola Terry. And with news...
How houses lose heat + Scientists who help the choice of materials – 105science
visitors this year: 25 Dr Ray Galvin talks about ways that our houses lose heat. He suggests that we might look at dehumidifiers and heat pumps to reduce our energy bill. Stuart Dye from...
