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By Prerika Jain
Year 7A, ISH
Introduction
 Sustainable House
 Lifestyle
 Summary
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We need Sustainable houses (Green houses) for an healthy
environment
To save water and electricity
To reduce living expenses
We can use more renewable energy sources and save our
natural sources
To set up an example for others
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A Sustainable House is made from natural resources [stone,
straw, wood etc]
A Sustainable House plays good role in reducing pollution
but that’s just a part of this
We need to also contribute to save our world
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Building Shape
Home Direction
Use of Space
Good Insulation
Proper Ventilation
Windows and Covering
Active Solar heating
Lights and Appliances
While building a sustainable house:
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Filling up your space in a smart way
Having less outer surface to avoid wasting money
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Houses that have south walls will have more sun in their
house which means they don’t have to get radiators
Outer walls material should be able to bear the heat
It saves electricity
Ennvironmentally friendly
 Smart furniture to use the space effectively
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Avoid conjustion in the house
Inside walls of short height to have more light
Build smaller house, spend less money to build
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Have a good insulation system to save power
Places that are hotter can have glasses that let the heat in
Places that are cooler can have glasses that have a natural
heat gain
 Proper air circulation is one of the important features of
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sustainable house
It gives fresh air and less suffocation
Proper ventilation helps in keeping your house clean from
germs and bacteria
Which creates a healthy environment in the house
 The windows and doors must be of good quality
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Different window glasses should be used in different
direction for eg
South side wall glass – high solar heat gain
West, east and North wall glass – natural solar heat gain
 Include solar heating for water on the roof
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Solar heating should also generate electricity which will save
power
Reduces monthly expenses for electricity
 Energy saving lights to be used
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Keep repairing your lights
Hi, I am Globe ,
think about
Sustainable house
and your
Lifestyle. It will
save me
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Do not waste water, keep repairing pipes, taps etc
While washing clothes or brushing teeth don’t leave
water tap running
Don’t take a bath but shower to save water
Do not water your garden too much
Do not use a pipe for car washing instead use a bucket
The water that is left after rinsing clothes, use it for
mopping up your house
Do not use the washing machine for the less clothes
instead wash them with your hand
Save electricity
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Contd.
Remember to turn off any electronics when you leave a
room [TVs, computers, radios, Video games, DVD
players etc]
Unplug machines when you are going on a holiday
because some of them still take in electricity even when
they are turned off
When the air conditioning is on, don’t keep doors and
windows open
Turn off your water heater if you’re going out of town
When you leave a room, remember to turn off the light
Try to have less electronics in your house [TVs, DVD
players, computers etc
Food that is taken out from the fridge. Don’t put it
immediately in the microwave Leave it until it’s back to
room temprature then put it in the microwave
Save electricity
 Once a year, change your filter because they get stuck with
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lots of dirt. This means that it has really difficult time passing
through that wastes a lot of electricity
At daytime, don’t turn on the lamps or any type of lights
You should use the bulbs that have 100watt light because
they use less energy but they give more light
bulbs that have low wattage, use them in small areas
Before opening the refridgerator, think what you need to
take out so it doesn’t waste electricity
Dry a lot of clothing one after the other this way it wastes
less energy because the dryer is still hot
When sunny, don’t dry your clothes in dryer instead hang
them outside
Saving in Summer
 Use more ceiling or windows fans to reduce electricity
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expenses
If your have a garden, start planting trees to have fresh air
and shade to make your house cooler
 In winter time, keep your your house little warm and put on
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a sweater if required to save an extra bit of electricity
Open all your curtains, blinds on a sunny winter day to warm
up your house
Put clear plastic over your windows to keep away the cold air
outside
You can also have double glazed windows
Do maintenance of your house (windows or doors) to save
power
Have a solar panels on the
roof so you can generate
electricity and heat water.
Put some natural resources
in your Sustainable House
so it won’t harm our
environment.
There should be a green
area in your house so
there is more oxygen
and less carbon dioxide.
The main idea of this plan is :
 small area but specious
 less appliances
 Windows for proper ventilation
 Single bathroom with shower not bath
 small green area for oxygen and less Carbon Dioxide
Trust you might have learned something
from our presentation and you will take some
learning from this presentation to use in your
lifestyle
 Let us do take this knowledge and change our
lifestyle to save environment
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Thank You!
Presentated by the team
U.R.E