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BIO 220 RS Sustainable Home Creation

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Sustainable Home Creation

Name:

This worksheet is to show how you will create a more sustainable home. The key is to defend your choices with

facts and citing your sources, you do not need to choose a single family home. Cite sources!

Current Future Improvements Described your indoor living space (i., square feet)

1200 sq feet 1000 sq ft

Describe the location of your home and why it would be the best for you. Make sure to address: climate, geography, rural/urban/or suburban.

 Next to a beach  Rural area  Mostly sunny  This would be the best fit for me because I grew up in the same conditions and learned how to live off the land

 Next to a beach  Rural area  Mostly sunny  This would be the best fit for me because I grew up in the same conditions and learned how to live off the land  Build a smaller home

3 materials in your home and how they can be more sustainable.

  1. Invest in better house materials

  2. Plastic bottles

  3. Ziploc bags

  4. “Cool roofs are designed to reflect sunlight while absorbing heat” (Constellation, 2022). A cool roof would prevent a household to use less energy when it’s hot outside.

  5. Turning to reusable water bottles will prevent plastic litter and save money.

  6. Finding alternatives to Ziploc bags such as glass containers or sandwich wraps made out of beeswax is more sustainable because it prevents plastic pollution and beeswax is an eco-friendly material (Okafor, 2022)

Energy use What are 3 things that use the most energy in your home? 1) Dryer 2) Refrigerator 3) Air conditioner

How can you decrease your energy consumption? 1) Instead of using a dryer I would install a clothesline to save energy and water.

  1. Downsize fridge and shop for meals weekly.

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  1. Investing in solar panel installation and cool roofs would reduce energy use

Water use What are 3 things that use the most water in your home? 1) Sprinkler 2) Sink 3) Washing machine

How can you decrease your water consumption? 1) Watering plants manually

  1. Only use water for washing dishing off with soap. Appy soap before turning on water to save water use.

  2. Washing small loads of clothes manually then hanging clothes on a clothesline to dry

References use (you should have at least 3)

Okafor, J. (2022, May 15). 10 best zero waste alternatives to ziploc bags. TRVST. Retrieved June

22, 2022, from trvst/sustainable-living/eco-friendly/alternatives-to-

ziploc-bags/

What are cool roofs?: Constellation. Constellation Residential and Small Business Blog. (2022,

February 22). Retrieved June 22, 2022, from

blog.constellation/2018/06/22/what-are-cool-roofs/

Resources to help get you started:

  1. Read the weekly reading in the textbook

  2. Id climate based on state then closest city:

usclimatedata/climate/united-states/us

  1. Learn more about sustainable materials:

home.howstuffworks/home-improvement/construction/green/10-cutting-edge-building-materials.htm

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BIO 220 RS Sustainable Home Creation

Course: Environmental Science (BIO-220)

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Students shared 2681 documents in this course

University: Grand Canyon University

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Sustainable Home Creation
Name:
This worksheet is to show how you will create a more sustainable home. The key is to defend your choices with
facts and citing your sources, you do not need to choose a single family home. Cite sources!
Current Future Improvements
Described your indoor living space
(i.e., square feet)
1200 sq feet 1000 sq ft
Describe the location of your home
and why it would be the best for
you. Make sure to address: climate,
geography, rural/urban/or suburban.
Next to a beach
Rural area
Mostly sunny
This would be the best fit
for me because I grew up
in the same conditions and
learned how to live off the
land
Next to a beach
Rural area
Mostly sunny
This would be the best fit
for me because I grew up
in the same conditions and
learned how to live off the
land
Build a smaller home
3 materials in your home and how
they can be more sustainable.
1) Invest in better house materials
2) Plastic bottles
3) Ziploc bags
1) “Cool roofs are designed to
reflect sunlight while absorbing
heat” (Constellation, 2022). A cool
roof would prevent a household to
use less energy when it’s hot
outside.
2) Turning to reusable water bottles
will prevent plastic litter and save
money.
3) Finding alternatives to Ziploc
bags such as glass containers or
sandwich wraps made out of
beeswax is more sustainable
because it prevents plastic pollution
and beeswax is an eco-friendly
material (Okafor, 2022)
Energy use What are 3 things that use the most
energy in your home?
1) Dryer
2) Refrigerator
3) Air conditioner
How can you decrease your energy
consumption?
1) Instead of using a dryer I
would install a clothesline
to save energy and water.
2) Downsize fridge and shop
for meals weekly.
© 2018. Grand Canyon University. All Rights Reserved.

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