What does a house's heat loss depend on? Complete the activity below to find out the three main factors leading to heat loss.
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What are the three main factors a house's heat loss depends on?
Example 1:
House A sits next to house B. Though both houses have the same basic design, house B is significantly larger than house A.
Example 2:
House A and house B are the exact same size and design. House A sits on the beach in a warm, tropical area, while house B sits by a ski resort in the mountains up north, surrounded by snow.
Example 3:
House A and house B are the same size and sit next to each other. The design for both houses is the same, except house A has a thick layer of pink insulation installed. The R-value of house B is .63 and the R-value of house A is unknown.
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Most heat is lost through a house's walls through conduction. As you learned from the activity on the previous screen, the amount of heat loss depends on three factors: