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The Measurements

REMEMBER! Don't cut out the windows until Experiment 2!

roof end supports

Left: This roof support gives the Energy House a roof shape that you could put a solar collector on.

Which way do you think the roof should face so the solar collector will work the best? To find out, you can build the Sun Path model!

south wall measurements Left: South wall window cutout.
east wall measurements Left: East wall window cutout.
north wall measurements Left: North wall window and door cutout - leave a "hinge" on the door.

west wall measurements

 

Left: West wall window cutout - cut the windows into the roof supports, too.

 

roof - cutting diagram

 

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