What are the problems and challenges we face around the world when it comes to the houses we live in? How can we build enough safe, comfortable and energy-efficient homes for everyone who needs them without contributing to climate change and habitat destruction? Interactive 'Solve It!' design challenges give readers the information they need to develop sustainable solutions to the problems discussed, and step-by-step 'Test It!' activities encourage them to explore putting principles into practice.

 

This book is part of a book series called Eco Steam .

This book has been graded for interest at 9-11 years.

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2018 by Hachette Children's Group .

Georgia Amson-Bradshaw is a writer and editor based in Brighton, UK.

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: The technlogy of building
• 2: Impacts of construction
• 3; Issue: A concrete problem
• 4: Sustainable materials
• 5: Solve it! Design eco-homes
• 6: Test it! make a brick
• 7: Issue: Energy-hungry homes
• 8: The Earth's tilt
• 9: Solve it! Using the Sun's energy
• 10: Test it! Sunlight and the seasons
• 11: Issue: Too hot or too cold
• 12: Thermal energy transfers
• 13: Solve it! Prevent heat loss
• 14: Test it! Insulation experiment
• 15: issue: Unsustainable water use
• 16: The water cycle
• 17: Solve it! Reduce water consumption
• 18: Test it! Make a water filter
• 19: Houses in the future
• 20: Answers
• 21: Glossary
• 22: Index