ICS Inter-Community School Library: Sciences: Heat Conservation

Keywords and Research Questions

Heat Conservation; Heat insulation; thermal conservation; thermal engineering; Housing Design; Clothing and Heat Conservation;

How does clothing can conserve heat? How do housing designs help conserve heat? How this type of heat conservation would impact/affect the environment, health, economy, society?

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Website about Heat Conservation

What is conservation of energy?
Learn what conservation of energy means, and how it can make solving problems easier with Khan Academy.
How Denim Insulation Works
How Denim Insulation Is Made, how ti works and Denim Insulation vs. Fiberglass Insulation: Acoustics and Fire Resistance etc.
How Can Down Warm You Up?
How Insulated Curtains Work
Insulated curtains can help lower your heating and cooling costs.
Conserving with Curtains
One of the least expensive ways to regulate temperature in your home is to invest in curtains.
Energy Efficient Window Attachments
Window coverings can reduce energy loss through the windows, lower heating and cooling bills, and improve home comfort.
Energy-Efficient Home Design
From US Dept. of Energy
Ways to reduce heat loss
Resource from BBC.
How to make old homes energy efficient?
An insightful article from Guardian.
Insulation
Article on Insulation and its types from Britannica school...
Thermal insulation for buildings
Thermal insulation at home and how it works ...
What is Thermal Insulation of Buildings?
Materials and Methods of Thermal Insulation of Buildings written by a Civil Engineer
Heat Exchange Through Clothing
This article describes the mechanisms of heat exchange through clothing...
Stay Warm with Thermal Insulation: A hot science project
A practical project from Scientific American...

Library Databases about Heat Conservation

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