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Sustainable Design Challenge Goal: To design a sustainable, off-grid home  Design Criteria: Location: can be anywhere on earth, Mars or the moon Size: enough for two people (minimum) Energy: must harvest and store its own energy Water: must harvest and store i...

e2-design 3.4 Renzo Piano https://elab.hpa.edu/apes/videos/e2/e2%20design%203/ The intro says: "it is clear that human activity is the cause of climate change"-how long have we known this? What motivates some groups to deny this? e2 or "e squared" means what i...

e2 design 1.2 green for all https://elab.hpa.edu/apes/videos/e2/e2%20design%201/ In the intro (Brad Pitt), there is mention of how much energy buildings use. Why is this? What are the points Jeff Speck brings up? Who are the Yaqui Indians and why is this impor...

e2 design 1.1 green apple https://elab.hpa.edu/apes/videos/e2/e2%20design%201/ Why is it confusing to think of NYC as an ecosystem?  Why does it make sense? Why is per capita a more accurate measure? ("capita" means head, where you wear your cap) Why did the g...

e2: Design 2.1: Druk White school in Ladakh https://elab.hpa.edu/apes/videos/e2/e2%20design%202/ We’ve heard Brad Pitt ask “was it a conscious decision or a momentary lapse of reason”. What is the difference to you? Look up Ladakh here: https://en.wikipedia.or...

Find these: Living building challenge award Apple award Apple award #2 LBC petals (wood block) Green building award (like, green) LEED Schools Platinum award (glass) Material sourcing, distance, FSC wood (look this up) Materials redlist (look this up) Architec...

Elab green building hunt: Download ber cement siding.tiff (image/tiff, 2.6 MB) LEED:  Prerequisites and points Certified (we tried): 40-49 points Silver: 50-59 points Gold: 60-79 points Platinum: 80+ points (elab was 97) https://www.usgbc.org/credits?Version=%...

http://physics.hpa.edu/physics/apenvsci/videos/e2_videos/e2%20design%202/4%20affordable%20green%20housing.m4v https://elab.hpa.edu/apes/videos/e2/e2%20design%202/ Brad or Morgan? What is your connection between biological diversity and social diversity like in...

APES Energy Unit Big bang: Hydrogen->fusion -> Helium ->iron stars (red giants) Giant red giants ->supernova->all elements beyond iron Hydrogen, Helium and other elements->our sun Sun: Hydrogen fusion->helium (helios means sun in greek) Direct solar energy: Su...

Energy Background: Big bang:  Hydrogen->fusion -> Helium ->iron stars (red giants) Giant red giants ->supernova->all elements beyond iron (including Uranium) Hydrogen, Helium and other elements->our sun Sun: Hydrogen fusion->helium (helios means sun in greek) ...

Energy questions 2.16.24 Bozeman Science: Energy consumption: http://www.bozemanscience.com/ap-es-023-energy-consumption Fossil Fuel resources: http://www.bozemanscience.com/ap-es-024-fossil-fuel-resources Read chapter W19 here: https://elab.hpa.edu/apes/texts...

Energy Questions: W20: Nuclear and Hydropower Please read: Chapter 20: Conventional energy alternatives (nuclear, biofuels, hydropower) Please watch: Bozeman Science: 025 - Nuclear Energy   http://www.bozemanscience.com/ap-es-025-nuclear-energy 026 - Hydroelec...

Energy questions: W21 Renewable Energy Please read: Chapter 21: Renewable energy https://elab.hpa.edu/apes/texts/Withgott7e%20v.2%20ocr/ch21ocr.pdf Bozeman Science: 027 - Energy Reduction     http://www.bozemanscience.com/ap-es-027-energy-conservation 028 - Re...

Energy questions: W21 Renewable Energy Please read: Chapter 21: Renewable energy https://elab.hpa.edu/apes/texts/Withgott7e%20v.2%20ocr/ch21ocr.pdf Bozeman Science: 027 - Energy Reduction     http://www.bozemanscience.com/ap-es-027-energy-conservation 028 - Re...

Lab: ROI-TCO Return on investment (ROI) is the time it will take for any investment to break even, or recover the initial investment. Example: if you purchase an electric vehicle that saves you $400 every month in fuel, but costs you $40,000, you would divide ...

Module 54: Human health, pathogens, infectious diseases Most studies are retrospective: natural experiments (exposure caused some condition) often disasters (e.g. Bhopal and union carbide) Prospective study: planned exposure (drug trial, animal testing) Synerg...

Frontline: HEAT Climate change: definitions cause and effect video problem teams (diads) First, some terms: Climate change Global warming Climate Crisis Which is most accurate?  Most scary?  Most likely to cause change? Recall: energy->water->food->culture Glo...

Visual notes for AP exam: https://elab.hpa.edu/apes/_pdf/APES%20visual%20notes%20for%20exam.pdf 2024 AP central exam description: https://elab.hpa.edu/apes/_pdf/2024%20apes%20exam%20summary.pdf Note format, length and sample MC and FR questions 2024 AP central...